The term ''Old Testament'' itself is a translation of the Latin ''Vetus Testamentum'', from the Greek η Παλαια Διαθηκη (hē Palaia Diathēkē), all meaning "The Old Covenant" (or "Testament"). The Latin rendered testament in English originally came from the Latin for "witness" and from there expanded to mean "to make a will"; thus, though it is purported to be synonymous with "covenant," it has a distinct legal flavoring. Further semantic extensions in English have made the English term more ambiguous[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/testament].

==Pentateuch==