Testament
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A testament is a document that the author has sworn to be true.
Testament can refer to:
Testament can refer to:
- Old TestamentOld TestamentThe Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
, the large, first section of the holy scriptures of Christianity, incorporating the Jewish Scriptures (the Tanakh) - New TestamentNew TestamentThe New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, the smaller, final section of the holy scriptures of Christianity including the Gospels, epistles of Paul, and other writings - Final Testament, the Qur'an, the holy scriptures of Islam
- Will (law)Will (law)A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death...
, a document detailing wishes upon the author's death and one of the original uses of testament; often referred to as "Last Will and Testament" - Testament (film)Testament (film)Testament is a drama film directed by Lynne Littman and starring Jane Alexander.The film tells the story of how one small suburban town near the San Francisco Bay Area slowly falls apart after a nuclear war destroys outside civilization....
, a 1983 film about the aftermath of a nuclear war on a family - Le grand testament, the masterpiece of poet François VillonFrançois VillonFrançois Villon was a French poet, thief, and vagabond. He is perhaps best known for his Testaments and his Ballade des Pendus, written while in prison...
, who also wrote a Petit testament - Lenin's TestamentLenin's TestamentLenin's Testament is the name given to a document written by Vladimir Lenin in the last weeks of 1922 and the first week of 1923. In the testament, Lenin proposed changes to the structure of the Soviet governing bodies...
, name given to a document written by Vladimir Lenin in the last weeks of 1922 and the first week of 1923 - Testament (band)Testament (band)Testament is an American metal band from Berkeley, California, formed in 1983. They are often credited as one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, an American thrash metal band - Testament (comic book), a 2005 comic book
- Das TestamentDas TestamentDas Testament is the debut album of German musical project, E Nomine, released in 1999. A digitally remastered version of the album was later released in late 2002, with nearly double the original number of tracks....
, an album by E Nomine - Testament (Xenosaga), mysterious characters from the Xenosaga series
- Testament (Guilty Gear), a character from the video game series Guilty Gear
- Testament Records (UK)Testament Records (UK)The Testament Records label, based in Great Britain, specialises in historical classical music recordings, including previously unreleased broadcast performances by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra and Solomon...
, a classical music record label - Testament Records (USA), an American roots music record label
- The Testament (Ludlum novel)The Testament (Ludlum novel)In 2001 Eric Van Lustbader was appointed by the family of Robert Ludlum, who was a good friend of Lustbader, to finish the manuscripts of Ludlum. The last result was The Testament. The book was published in 2006.- Plot summary :...
, a novel by Eric Van Lustbader - Testament, a 1988 television series based on the book Testament: the Bible and History by John Romer
- "Testament", a song by Axium from Blindsided
- Testament, a novel by David MorrellDavid MorrellDavid Morrell is a Canadian-American novelist, best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become the successful Rambo film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 26 languages...