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The New Covenant (Hebrew '; Greek ''diatheke kaine'') is a biblical interpretation originally derived from a phrase in the Book of Jeremiah, in the Hebrew Scriptures. It is often thought of as an eschatological Messianic Age or world to come and is related to the biblical concept of the Kingdom of God. Generally, Christians believe that the New Covenant was instituted at the Last Supper as part of the Eucharist, which in the Gospel of John includes the New Commandment. There are several Christian eschatologies that further define the New Covenant. For example, an inaugurated eschatology defines and describes the New Covenant as an ongoing relationship between Christian believers and God that will be in full fruition after the Second Coming of Christ; that is, it will not only be in full fruition in believing hearts, but in the future external world as well. The connection between the Blood of Christ and the New Covenant is seen in most modern English translations of the New Testament〔but not in the KJV for example〕 with the saying: "this cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood". Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant, and that the Blood of Christ shed at his crucifixion is the required blood of the covenant. As with all covenants between God and man described in the Bible, the New Covenant is considered "a bond in blood sovereignly administered by God."〔This definition of covenant is from O. Palmer Robertson's book ''The Christ of the Covenants''. It has become an accepted definition among modern scholars. See this (critical review of his book ) by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon.〕 It has been theorized that the New Covenant is the Law of Christ as spoken during his Sermon on the Mount.〔George R. Law, “The Form of the New Covenant in Matthew,” ''American Theological Inquiry'' 5:2 (2012).〕 ==Christianity== The key New Testament chapter for the Christian concept of the New Covenant is Hebrews , a portion of which is quoted below: That full quotation, with partial quotations of the same text in other New Testament passages, reflects that the authors of the New Testament and Christian leaders generally, consider Jeremiah 31:31–34 to be a central Old Testament prophecy of the New Covenant. Here is the key text: Some Christians claim that there are many other passages that speak about the same New Covenant without using this exact wording. Some passages speak of a "covenant of peace",〔, , , 〕 others use other constructions; some simply say "covenant", but the context may imply that the New Covenant is at issue; and some claim metaphorical descriptions, for example that "Mount Zion" is really a metaphor for the New Covenant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Covenant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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