A testament is a document that the author has sworn to be true. In law it usually means

last will and testament A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person ( executor) is to manage the property until its final distributi ...

. Testament or The Testament can also refer to:

Books

* ''Testament'' (comic book), a 2005 comic book * ''Testament'', a thriller novel by

David Morrell David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian-American novelist whose debut 1972 novel ''First Blood'', later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful ''Rambo'' franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He h ...

1975 * ''Testament'', a novel by Nino Ricci 2002 * :fr:Le Testament (Maupassant) 1882 * ''

Le Testament ''Le Testament'' is a collection of poetry composed in 1461 by François Villon. ''Le Testament'', comprising over twenty essentially independent poems in octosyllabic verse, consists of a series of fixed-form poems, namely 16 ballades and three ...

'' (also, ''Le Grand Testament''), a collection of poems by medieval French author François Villon 1461 * ''

Lenin's Testament Lenin's Testament is a document dictated by Vladimir Lenin in late 1922 and early 1923. In the testament, Lenin proposed changes to the structure of the Soviet governing bodies. Sensing his impending death, he also gave criticism of Bolshevik lea ...

'', the name given to a document written by Vladimir Lenin 1922-3 *

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

, the large, first section of the holy scriptures of Christianity, incorporating the Jewish Scriptures (the Tanakh) *

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

, the smaller, final section of the holy scriptures of Christianity including the Gospels, epistles of Paul, and other writings * Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, the additional and alternate scriptures of Mormonism, translated from Reformed Egyptian *''Testament: the Bible and History'', a book by John Romer * '' Testament phonographe'' (Phonograph Testament), poetry book by

Léo Ferré Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released s ...

, 1980 * ''The Testament'' (Grisham novel), 1999 * ''The Testament'' (Lustbader novel), a novel by Eric Van Lustbader, completing a novel by Robert Ludlum * ''The Testament'' (Wiesel novel), 1981 * ''

The Testaments ''The Testaments'' is a 2019 novel by Margaret Atwood. It is the sequel to ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (1985). The novel is set 15 years after the events of ''The Handmaid's Tale''. It is narrated by Aunt Lydia, a character from the previous novel; A ...

'' (2019), Margaret Atwood's sequel to ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (1985)

Films and television

* ''Testament'', a 1975 Yugoslav film directed by

Milos 'Misa' Radivojevic Milos or Melos (; el, label=Modern Greek, Μήλος, Mílos, ; grc, Μῆλος, Mêlos) is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group. The ''Venus ...

* ''Testament'' (1983 film), a 1983 American film about the aftermath of a nuclear war on a family * ''Testament'', a 1988 a Ghana / UK film by John Akomfrah * ''Testament'', a 1988 television series based on John Romer's book * ''Testament'' (2004 film) (Arabic Ten'ja) French-Moroccan film by Hassan Legzouli with Roschdy Zem and Aure Atika * ''The Testament'' (''Testamentet''), a 2011 Danish documentary that won the documentary prize at the

65th Bodil Awards The 65th Bodil Awards were held on 3 March 2012 in the Bremen Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2010. Lars von Trier's '' Melancholia'' won the awards for Best Danish Film and Best Cinematography ( A ...

Games

* ''Testament'' (Guilty Gear), a character from the video game series ''Guilty Gear'' * ''Testament'' (video game), a 1996 first-person shooter for the Amiga * ''Testament'' (Xenosaga), characters from the ''Xenosaga'' SciFi video game series

Music

Artists and labels

Testament (band) Testament is an American Thrash metal, thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup comprises rhythm guitarist Eric Peterson (musician), Eric Peterson, lead vocalist Chuck Billy (vo ...

, an American thrash metal band *

Testament Records (UK) The Testament Records label, based in Great Britain, specialises in historical classical music recordings, including previously unreleased broadcast performances by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra and the pianist Solomon. It has ...

, a classical music record label *

Testament Records (USA) Testament Records was an American independent record label based in Philadelphia, later Chicago, then Pasadena. Founded in 1963 by '' Down Beat'' magazine editor and writer Pete Welding, the label specialized in American roots music, releasing ...

, an American roots music record label

Albums and operas

* ''Testament'' (album), by All Saints *''Testament'', album by

Talley Trio The Talleys were a southern gospel trio composed of Roger and Debra Talley, and their daughter Lauren Talley as the lead and soprano singer. Performing over 20 years, they have made appearances all over the world. At the end of 2020 Roger and ...

*''Testament'', 2005 album by

Toroidh Toroidh was a martial music project by Swedish musician Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (of industrial band Maschinenzimmer 412 fame). Bjorkk has described it as a continuation of Folkstorm, his previous project. In 2015 the project continued. Releas ...

* ''The Testament'' (Cormega album) * ''The Testament'' (Seventh Wonder album), 2022

Classical

*"Testament", a composition for chamber orchestra by Jonathan Cole *"Testament", a composition for chamber orchestra by

Brett Dean Brett Dean (born 23 October 1961) is an Australian composer, violist and conductor. Biography Brett Dean was born, raised and educated in Brisbane. He started learning violin at the age of eight, and later studied viola with Elizabeth Morgan a ...

*"Testament", a French art song by Henri Duparc

Songs

* "Testament" (song), a 2012 song by Matt Fishel * "Testament", a song by Axium from the album '' Blindsided'' (2003) * "Le Testament", a song by Léo Ferré from the album ''

L'Été 68 ''L'Été 68'' (English: ''Summer of '68'') is an album by Léo Ferré, released in 1969 by Barclay Records. History Track listing All songs written and composed by Léo Ferré. ;Original LP Personnel * The orchestra consists of sessi ...

'' (1969)