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'' (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 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 Chri ...

, 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, 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 * ''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

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), 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), an American roots music record label

Albums and operas

* ''Testament'' (album), by All Saints *''Testament'', album by Talley Trio *''Testament'', 2005 album by Toroidh * ''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 ...

*"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'' (1969)