| Noun | 1. | New Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bibleparable - (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son" Acts, Acts of the Apostles - a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews - a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him | |