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

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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,

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Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles Book of Ezra Book of Nehemiah Book of Esther

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