Old Testament Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Greek for books, scrolls; root word for "Bible"
  2. 6. binding, sacred commitment
  3. 7. extra canonical books not considered part of the Bible for Protestant denominations and the Jewish faith
  4. 9. book of the ______; smaller books containing minor prophets; counted as one book in Tanakh, but separated in Christian Bible
  5. 10. acronym: divided into Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim; 24 books in 3 sections
  6. 11. literally means "he who strives with God"; can refer a polity, to Jacob, or most commonly to a religious community
  7. 12. Hebrew word for "God"
  8. 13. historical narratuces; Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
  9. 14. extra canonical books considered part of the Bible for Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christians
  10. 15. "Lord in English"; name of God that is considered to holy to pronounce (read aloud as "Adonai")
Down
  1. 1. the geographical and historical context of the Old Testament, encompassing the world of ideas that formed the backdrop of these writings
  2. 2. authoritative collection of books usually containing governing principles
  3. 4. judgement oracles; Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Book of the Twelve
  4. 5. chief Bible of the early Church that both rearranged and added books; Greek translation of Hebrew Bible
  5. 8. alternate term referring to the 5 books of the Torah