Across
- 3. a person who hand-copied and studied the Old Testament Scriptures
- 6. God's guidance of all things in nature and human history according to His will
- 7. biblical truths essential to the Christian faith
- 10. Covenant the agreement recorded in the Old Testament that God made with the nation of Israel identifying them as His people
- 11. a covenant or agreement; used as the name for the two halves of the Bible (the Old Testament and the New Testament)
- 14. To respond to something with joy and pleasure
- 15. related to the apostles or having their authority or approval
- 16. the collection of books inspired by God
- 18. a personal account
- 19. completely dependable and incapable of failing in its purpose
- 21. the doctrine that God has kept His Word from being lost or destroyed
- 25. the process of plant reproduction
- 28. the process of copying and passing down biblical manuscripts through history
- 31. the act whereby God guides believers' minds to understand spiritual truth
- 33. the first five books of the Bible, written by Moses; also known as "the Pentateuch" and "the Law"
- 34. books written during the period between the Old and New Testaments which are not inspired by God and not accepted into the canon
- 35. a story that illustrates a spiritual truth
- 36. letters of the New Testament written to explain and apply the truth about Jesus Christ to Christian living
- 38. a legal agreement between two individuals or groups
- 39. a collection of 13 Old Testament books containing the poetic books the "five scrolls," and the historic books
Down
- 1. the believers in Berea who evaluated Paul's teaching by studying the Scriptures (the Old Testament)
- 2. hand-written, old documents, specifically those which contain part or all of the Scriptures
- 4. to encourage growth
- 5. God's communication of His character and work
- 6. a God,given declaration of truth (preaching); foretelling the future (prediction)
- 8. to reflect on
- 9. intensive, methodical examination of the Bible with the goal of understanding and remembering its truths
- 12. contains five books of the Old Testament which were read aloud at various Jewish festivals; also known as the "five scrolls"
- 13. Inspiration the doctrine that the entire Bible is inspired
- 17. free from error
- 20. the doctrine that God keeps His Word from being lost or destroyed
- 22. Covenant the new agreement recorded in the New Testament that God has made with all who repent and believe on Jesus Christ, who has fulfilled all of the covenant's demands
- 23. Inspiration the doctrine that every word and detail of the Bible is inspired not simply its ideas
- 24. passionate enthusiasm
- 26. the act whereby God, through the Holy Spirit, supernaturally directed the writers of the Bible
- 27. manuscripts the original documents penned by the biblical authors
- 29. Greek translation of the Old Testament; this translation was used by Jesus and many others during the first century
- 30. meaning "good news"; the name given to the four books of the New Testament which portray the person and work of Jesus Christ
- 32. the state of goodness being directed to a person
- 37. the prophetic books of the Old Testament