Why is this book called New Testament?

Answer 1

First let's look at the Old Testament. The Old Testament contains the "Old Covenant", the Law of Moses mainly, but also includes the creation of heaven and earth, the history of the Hebrew people, and prophecies.

The New Testament begins a new era with the predicted Messiah coming to earth, dying on the cross and resurrecting the third day to reconcile men and women young and old back to God. This is the "New Covenant" that God has made with people since the death of His Son, Jesus Christ, the predicted Messiah. It contains new information about God and how He wants people to love and trust in Him. The Old testament contained many laws derived from the Ten Commandments that a person was to try and live up to. It was an impossibility, but it did point the way to God, but would not save them.

The New Testament has done away with the "works of the Law" and has replaced that with Faith in God for salvation. The medium we go to between God and ourselves is through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only way to the Father (God in heaven). The New Testament is God's new way to Him. Actually salvation by faith is not new as Abraham believed God and it was accounted righteousness to him, but it was a very difficul road to God. Now that Faith/salvation has been explained in the New Testament we can see it much clearer