Everything about Testament (band)
American thrash metal band
Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup includes rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, lead guitarist Alex Skolnick, bassist Steve Di Giorgio and drummer Chris Dovas. Testament has experienced many lineup changes over the years, with Peterson being the only remaining original member. The band has released fourteen studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, thirteen singles and three DVDs. They are estimated to have sold over 1.4 million albums in the United States since the beginning of the SoundScan era, and over 14 million copies worldwide as of 2016. Wikipedia →
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- Pick up a classic book: Old Testament legendsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Hallmarks of cancer—the new testamentCited 201 times
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📖 Definitions
Noun A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
Noun One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
Noun A tangible proof or tribute.
Noun A credo, expression of conviction.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Hallmarks of cancer—the new testament
Origins of Old Testament priests
Mechanisms of Blood Flow Restriction: The New Testament
Testament to conversations on critical systems thinking between two systems practitioners
Insulin-Signaling Mechanisms: Lessons From the Old Testament of Glycogen Metabolism and the New Testament of Molecular Biology
Genome Editing B.C. (Before CRISPR): Lasting Lessons from the “Old Testament”
Large Numbers in the Old Testament
The Umsoli chert, turbidite testament for a major phreatoplinian event at the onverwacht/fig tree transition (Swaziland supergroup, Archaean, South Africa)
🆕 Influential since 2022
Linguistic Mathematical Relationships Saved or Lost in Translating Texts: Extension of the Statistical Theory of Translation and Its Application to the New Testament
Intersectionality and the Oppressive Incidents of Women in the Old Testament and the South African Context
Dialectica reconciliae: Mazamisa’s contribution to the historical development of New Testament Interpretation in South Africa
What if it were True? Why Study the New Testament
Metaphors and New Testament Theology: The Temple as a Test Case for a Theology of New Testament Metaphors
📚 Books worth reading
Old Testament legendsMontague Rhodes James · 1873
Dictionary of the BibleWilliam Smith, Mary Abby Thaxter Peloubet · 1860
The MessagePeterson, Eugene H. · 1993
O telefteos pirasmosNikos Kazantzakis · 1901
The letters of Vincent van GoghVincent van Gogh · 1918
Kommentar zum Neuen Testament aus Talmud und MidraschStrack, Hermann Leberecht, Hermann L. Strack · 1922- 📕Erläuterungen zum Neuen TestamentAdolf Schlatter · 1928
New Testament introductionDonald Guthrie · 1962
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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