How many times does the New Testament refer to the Old Testament?

Answer 1

The word "gospel" does not appear in the Old Testament at all at least accordingly to the King James Version, English Standard Versions, and many other traditional translations.

In fact, the word "gospel" doesn't appear until the New Testament. In some translations "gospel" it is also translated as "Good news" as found in the New Testament.

Answer 2

The New Testament refers to the Old Testament over 800 times, emphasizing the importance of the relationship between the two texts and how they are interconnected in the Christian faith. This demonstrates the continuity and fulfillment of biblical prophecy and teachings.

Answer 3

Depending upon who/how one counts - direct quotes, references to, allegories of - there are at least 600 and perhaps as many as 3,000.

Additional thoughts:

The only Scripture Jesus and the disciples had, in their day, was the "Old Testament" (or the Hebrew Writings). There were no others.

In the 'New Testament', Jesus constantly referred to these Hebrew Scriptures, quoting directly from or referring indirectly to over half of the books of the "Old Testament"(Matthew 5:5 from Psalm37:11,29)(Acts 3: 22, 23 from Deuteronomy 18:15, 18, 19)(Matthew 4:4; 21:13)(Luke 4:16-21). Many referred to "the Prophets," and had in mind the prophetic books of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), which also contain all the prophecies concerning Jesus himself. A good bit of what was prophesied in the Old Testament was fulfilled in the New, AND a good bit of what we will see being fulfilled, even today, was prophesied in the Old.(Daniel 2:44/Matthew 6:10). It's all one book.(2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Answer 4

It may vary somewhat, depending on which translation you're reading.

But in all of them, the number of its appearances is approximately zero (asuming that you mean "cross" as in two planks of wood that cross each other as opposed to the word meaning "angry" in British English).

Answer 5

According to The New Testament Online (The Recovery Version), the word give appears 168 times in the New Testament.