Which term describes the collection of writings about Jesus and the early Church written in apostolic times?

• A. New Testament
• B. Old Testament
• C. Gnostic Texts
• D. Septuagint

Answer: (A)

The main idea is identifying the term for the Christian writings about Jesus and the early Church produced in the apostolic era. The correct term is the New Testament, which gathers the writings from the first century by apostles and early followers describing Jesus’s life, his teachings, his death and resurrection, and the beginnings of the Christian community. The Old Testament refers to the Hebrew scriptures written before Jesus, not to the Christian writings about him. Gnostic texts are early Christian writings from groups outside the mainstream canon, not the standard collection about Jesus and the apostles. The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, not a collection about Jesus. So, the New Testament is the appropriate designation for these apostolic-era writings about Jesus and the early Church.