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Does the word 'testament' in the titles OT and NT imply the death of the testator in both covenants?
It has more to do with the translators and languages than the bible itself. The word Testament is derived from Latin testamentum-a will. I understand you confuse it with the modern meaning of the word, but Blue Letter Bible tries to explain it as follows:
The word "testament" is an old English word that means, "covenant." The Latin term testamentum was ...
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