Bible crossword puzzle: Chronicles, Nehemiah and Esther
Based on material in chapter 10, Discovering the Bible by Alex
Varughese
Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book by
Varughese?
ACROSS
- 2 An event or period which took away from the Jews certain symbols of God's
blessing: their Temple, their kingship and their nationhood. This period led to the establishment
of synagogues, the education and teaching center of later Judaism
- 4 A cupbearer to the king in Persia whose book tells the story of how he led the
rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls following the Babylonian exile
- 5 Persian king who allowed the Jewish exiles to return to their homeland
DOWN
- 1 One of the "minor" prophets who inspired the Jews to take up the task of
rebuilding their Temple after the Babylonian exile
- 2 A Jewish priest who helped re-establish the teaching of the Law after he was
commissioned by the King of Persia to return to the homeland of his ancestors
- 3 The book that tells the story of the dramatic deliverance of the Jews from certain
extermination during the Persian period; this deliverance is today celebrated by the Feast of
Purim
Puzzle made at www.varietygames.com/CW
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 called The
Foundry.
-- Howard Culbertson,
Brief Bible book overviews
Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles
Book of Ezra
Book of Nehemiah
Book of Esther
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