Across
- 2. the name given to Jesus's closest 12 followers
- 4. The belief that religion should stay private, separate from public life and facts.
- 6. the language of the New Testament
- 7. A Syrian army commander healed of leprosy by God through the prophet Elisha. Egypt The empire where Israel was enslaved before God delivered them through Moses. Xerxes The Persian king in the book of Esther. Herod Name of the ruler that tried to kill baby Jesus. Pharaoh Title of Egypt's king, who refused to free Israel until God forced his hand. Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon during Daniel's time, later humbled by God until he admitted God rules over all kingdoms. Red Sea Where God parted the water to save Israel from Pharaoh's army. Chaos Waters The dark, formless waters in Genesis 1 that God spoke order into. Kingdom A ruler's domain and reign. Examples in the Bible would be Israel, Egypt, Babylon, Persia... and heaven.
- 9. first wife of Jacob, who Jacob was tricked into marrying
- 10. A conviction about the way the world should be
- 12. A likeness or representation of someone (think of Genesis 1 and Daniel 3)
- 16. called by God to the father of many nations
- 18. servant who was misused and abuse, mother of Ishmael
- 19. mother of Isaac and wife of Abraham
- 21. first son of Abraham, older brother but not the “chosen” brother
- 23. An exile in Babylon who remained faithful to God despite pressure to compromise
- 25. A collection of books telling one story about God and his people
- 27. The human power of orderly thinking
- 28. Observation through the five senses, plus memory of those observations
- 30. Hebrew for "prophets"; the second section of the TaNaK
- 31. The first five books; Israel's foundation story, "the Law"
- 32. Testament the 39 books written about Israel's story
- 33. second wife of Jacob, his favorite
Down
- 1. The central, driving component of a worldview; the narrative that shapes what a person believes, values, and does
- 3. wife of Isaac, mother of twins
- 5. A prophet who ran from God's call to preach to Nineveh and was swallowed by a great fish
- 8. Hebrew for "writings"; the third section of the TaNaK
- 11. Hebrew name for the Jewish Scriptures (Torah + Nevi'im + Ketuvim)
- 13. red and hairy son of Isaac, older brother but not the “chosen” brother
- 14. A big story about the world that gives rise to a set of basic beliefs, values, and assumptions, and produces recommendations for individual and cultural action
- 15. son of Isaac, the “chosen” son
- 17. A person's conviction about the way the world is
- 20. the language of the Old Testament
- 22. The denial that God exists, leaving only human-derived knowledge, ethics, and experience
- 24. Justified true belief
- 26. Testament the 27 books and letters written about Jesus and the early church
- 29. the son given to his parents at an old age, the “chosen” son