Does the New Testament refer to the Old Testament?
Some Christians tend to focus only on the New Testament when studying the Bible, but the whole Bible is the Word of God. And the New Testament makes references to the Old Testament all the time. As a matter of fact, Jesus knew the Old Testament by heart, and quoted from it often.
The most commonly quoted books of the Old Testament in the New Testament are:
1. Isaiah: referred to 419 times in twenty-three New Testament books.2. Psalms: referred to 414 times in twenty-three New Testament books.3. Genesis: referred to 260 times in twenty-one New Testament books. 4. Exodus: referred to 250 times in nineteen New Testament books. 5. Deuteronomy: referred to 208 times in twenty-one New Testament books. 6. Ezekiel: referred to 141 times in fifteen New Testament books. 7. Daniel: referred to 133 times in seventeen New Testament books. 8. Jeremiah: referred to 125 times in seventeen New Testament books. 9. Leviticus: referred to 107 times in fifteen New Testament books. 10. Numbers: referred to 73 times in four New Testament books.