Outline • Introduction • Thesis Statement • Development of Repentance in the Old Testament • Development of Repentance in the New Testament • Table showing the chronology of the Old and New Testaments • Areas of controversy • Conclusion IntroductionRepentance in general refers to that act of remorse or repentance for what you have done. In the Bible, repentance has been covered extensively in both the Old and New Testaments (Maranville 1). The New Testament has a total of twenty-seven books, some of which touch on repentance as a topic. The Old Testament on the other hand contains thirty-nine books and some of them deal with repentance as a topic in different ways. The Bible teaches various current issues using people and events. Repentance continued to develop in the Old and New Testaments because of the difference in how Jeremiah talked about his sins before he repented of his sins and lived with God. He claims that he was ashamed of his sins and felt humiliated before the repentance, but now he is happy to be with the Lord after repentance ("King James Bible Online" 1). Development of Repentance in the New Testament The New Testament speaks of life after the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God. The authors of the New Testament were inspired by God to reinterpret various themes covered in the Old Testament. The theme of repentance for sins continues to be treated and developed in the New Testament. Despite the continuity, there have been some changes in the meaning of repentance and controversy, as shown in the following sections (Watt 25). In the book of Luke chapter thirteen verse three, the author was inspired by God to reinterpret repentance as in the Old Testament. In this book, God speaks to his people and says that unless you repent and forsake your sinful acts, you will all