Psalms 68 times isaiah 55 deuteronomy 44 genesis 35 exodus 31 leviticus. The book of revelation contains the most references to verses in the hebrew scriptures the old testament. Noncanonical books referenced in the bible wikipedia. Kjv the king james version of the bible, first published in 1611, was. The language of some new testament books has been influenced by the fact that. Johns gospel references 26 books, acts refers to 25 distinct writings and the book of mark mentions material found in 24 old testament books. Therefore, i left such unclear examples off the list altogether. As in the bible, in the quran moses is a figure who alternately stands for. Jesus references to old testament scriptures jews for jesus. One unfortunate result is that books like 2 peter, jude, and revelation, which contain old testament allusions in almost every verse, are almost completely absent from the list. The first book, genesis, sets the stage for the other four books. Deuteronomy in the new testament brings together a set of specially. Unfortunately, giving a list is not such a simple affair since it is not always obvious whether something is a genuine reference. There is no definitive list of these references, but a pretty good one can be found in the greek new testament kurt aland, united bible societies, third edition.
How many old testament references are in matthew answers. The second column is the old testament scripture being referred to. New testament references to old testament scriptures. Jesus quotes exodus seven times, usually referencing the laws god gives israel. In particular the greek translation of the old testament the septuagint. The books most used are psalms 79 quotations, 333 allusions, and isaiah 66 quotations, 348 allusions.
Starting in the late second century, the four narrative accounts of the life and work of jesus christ have been referred to as the gospel of. The books of the apocrypha are incorporated into the old testament of the catholic bible. Christians have traditionally regarded matthew as the most jewish of the four new testament gospels, largely because of its frequent references to the old testament. The bible is the model for and subject of more art and thought than those of. Which old testament books are referenced in the new testament. The first three examples below come from the story of jesus being tempted by. Paul regularly used the old testament as the authority for. Hes the famous weeping prophet from the priests in the land of benjamin jer 1. The holy book of the first christians was the collection of jewish writings that. The name stands for the original promise with god to the descendants of abraham in particular prior to the coming of jesus christ in the new testament or the new promise. The new testament is the second part of the christian biblical canon, the first being the old. The noncanonical books referenced in the bible includes pseudepigrapha, writings from hellenistic and other nonbiblical cultures, and lost works of known or.
Pauls other books, with the number of references to old testament passages, are as follows. Someone told me that i should read the new testament first before the old so. The first column is the new testament quotation or allusion. He then fulfills the thirtyfirst psalm by committing his spirit to the father 31. Sometimes a passage was quoted from a translation greek instead of the original hebrew old testament. The existence of such texts is even mentioned at the beginning of the gospel of luke. Which books did the new testament authors most often reference as they wrote of. The septuagint lxx was the bible of jesus and the apostles. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. The language is very modern, but the style is more traditional than the niv. Messiah jesus most often quoted verses in the books of deuteronomy, psalms. Literatures are selfreferential by nature, and even when references to.
Old testament passages referred to or quoted in the new. Below is a list of the majority, though not all, of the old testament references found within the first five books of the new testament. Which old testament books are referenced in the new. The 27book new testament was first formally canonized during the councils of hippo 393 and carthage 397 in north africa. I get a lot of requests for a list of the references the new testament makes to the deuterocanonical books of the old testament. The first chapter, by timothy lim, is devoted to the place of deuteronomy in. Bird, these lectures serve as your passageway from the twenty first century to the er. Milton explored the ancient, and calvinist, teaching that the first sin was a. The list contains not only the direct or indirect citations, but also the allusions which are particularly worthy of attention. To me it sounded grander and more epic than the new testament. Deuterocanonical references in the new testament jimmy akin. Most new testament quotations are taken from it directly. Psalms is the mostread book of the bible, and its the one jesus quotes most often. A companion to the new testament in its world by n.
Which books did the new testament authors most often reference as they wrote of the coming of jesus the messiah. A general introduction to the bible by geisler and nix, page 254. After each book title, i include the number of times the new testament quotes from that book. The 27book new testament was first formally canonized during the councils of hippo. This included some books deemed noncanonical by orthodox judaism and most. The old testament also known as the jewish tanakh is the first 39 books in most christian bibles. What old testament prophet is quoted most in the new. Solomon contributes to two more books of the bible as well. Hebrew bible, collection of writings that was first compiled and. The material of most manuscripts is parchment stretched and smoothed from leather. It is often referred to as the tanakh, a word combining the first letter from the. This list has all the old testament books that are never explicitly quoted in the new testament. The fourth edition of the united bible societies greek testament 1993 lists 343 old testament quotations in the new testament, as well as no fewer than 2, 309 allusions and verbal parallels.