Bible

1. The New Testament texts were written within _______ of each other, all by people connected to the first generation of leaders in the Jesus movement.
3. _______ opens with the phrase “in the beginning.”
4. The Hebrew Bible is also called the TaNaK, which is an acronym for ______
5. a diverse collection of ancient literature that challenges modern readers with a question
7. For example, _____, the tabernacle, the temple, and a carpenter from first-century Nazareth all have a lot in common, but not at first glance.
8. As the _______ story unfolds through Matthew, Mark, and Luke, readers once again find themselves in a garden with a new human facing a huge decision
9. and editors of both the ______ Bible and the New Testament in order to see the origin of this literature.

1. When we see the Bible’s diverse individual pieces, it does seem pretty __________
2. So we have two main parts, each a collection of _______.
6. The ____ Testament is a collection of Jewish texts from the second half of the 1st century C.E.