noun
Refers to the first part of the Christian Bible, comprising the Hebrew scriptures.
旧約聖書には創世記や出エジプト記が含まれている。
The Old Testament includes Genesis and Exodus.
新約聖書 is the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible.
From 旧約 (old covenant) + 聖書 (scripture). A translation of the English 'Old Testament'.