Bible crossword puzzle: 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and Isaiah
TL;DR:
This Bible crossword puzzle, illustrated with an image of the Great Isaiah Scroll from the Second Century BC that was discovered at Qumran, draws on material in Discovering the Bible.. The crossword covers figures in 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and Isaiah.
"Great Isaiah Scroll" discovered at Qumran. Written in the 2nd Century BC and now housed in The Israel Museum, it is the largeset and best preserved of the manuscripts found at Qumran.
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Crossword Puzzle "C" from Sacred Scripture -- Draws on material in chapters 8, 9, and 13
of Discovering the Bible by Alex Varughese, the textbook for Introduction to
Biblical Literature
Can you solve this crossword puzzle even if you do not have Varughese's book?
ACROSS
1 -- The victor over the Philistine warrior Goliath who later became the second king
of Israel
4 -- First king over the northern tribes (Israel) after the division of the kingdom
7 -- Saul's son and good friend of David
8 -- The prophet who had the confrontation on Mt. Carmel with the prophets of
Baal
10 -- The guy with the ultimate bad-hair day: David's long-haired son who
conspired to take over his father's throne.
DOWN
2 -- Prophet at the time of kings like Hezekiah and Uzziah who foretold a lot of
things about the Messiah
3 -- Solomon's son against whom the northern tribes rebelled after he followed some
bad advice
5 -- Wife of Uriah who became King David's wife after David caused the death of
her husband
6 -- King David's father
9 -- King who built the first Israelite Temple
11 -- First king of Israel
This crossword puzzle was created for use in the course Introduction to Biblical Literature. The words and clues come from the textbook Discovering the Bible: Story and Faith of the Biblical Communities edited by Alex Varughese and published by what is now The Foundry.
