Summary and History of the Bible
Across
- 1. Jewish captives were taken away to this ancient city after the destruction of Jerusalem
- 4. Language most of the Old Testament was originally written in
- 6. City destroyed in 586 BC
- 8. Name comes from the Greek word for "seventy"
- 9. Gospel written around 95 AD
- 11. A letter in the form of apocalyptic literature
- 13. Bibles which, along with Catholic Bibles, base the Old Testament on the Septuagint
- 16. Gospel written around 70 AD
- 18. Meaning of the word "catholic"
- 19. Son of Abraham, through whom Muslim Arabs trace their ancestry
- 20. Word means "speaking the mind of God"
- 21. Bible book that contains stories about Creation, the Flood, the tower of Babel, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
- 24. Ruled the tribe of Israel for a time after the Hebrews conquered the Promised Land of Canaan
Down
- 2. Sequel to the Gospel of Luke (4 words)
- 3. Bibles which organize the Old Testament according to the offical canon of Judaism
- 5. Another word for "letters", used in the New Testament
- 7. One of two Gospels written between 80-90 AD
- 10. Another name for the deuterocanonical books
- 12. System of government when Israel was ruled by Kings Saul, David, Solomon, and others
- 14. Language the New Testament was originally written in
- 15. Religion practiced by Jesus Christ
- 16. Traditional author of the Pentateuch
- 17. Tell of the birth, life, ministry, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus
- 22. One of two Gospels written between 80-90 AD
- 23. Country where the ancient Hebrews were held captive