New Testament crossword puzzle: Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Word puzzle from Sacred Scripture
Based on material in chapters 20 and 21 of Discovering the Bible by Alex Varughese
Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book by Varughese?
ACROSS
- 1 -- Disciple who betrayed Jesus by identifying him in the darkness of night so he
could be arrested
- 2 -- Judean King who ordered babies massacred, hoping to kill the infant Jesus
- 4 -- Zebedee's son who was one of the Twelve disciples and one of the inner circle
of three at the Transfiguration and in the Garden of Gethsemane; gospel author
- 8 -- Jesus' mother
- 9 -- The Roman procurator or governor who cowardly allowed Jesus to be crucified
even though he knew Jesus wasn't guilty of anything
- 10 -- A righteous and devout man to whom it had been revealed that he would not
die before he had seen the Christ. At the infant Jesus' dedication in the Temple, this man said to
God, "My eyes have seen your salvation."
- 11 -- The disciple (one of the Twelve) whom Jesus said would deny or disown him
three times; the first disciple to say that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the Christ
DOWN
- 1 -- Jesus' cousin who baptized him in the Jordan River (Note: Scholars say the man
was likely a distant cousin of Jesus)
- 3 -- The legal father of Jesus of Nazareth
- 5 -- The promised Messiah
- 6 -- One of Zebedee's sons who became one of the Twelve disciples
- 7 -- Elderly prophetess who was present in the Temple when Jesus was taken there
by his parents when he was only 8 days old. She spoke about the event to "all who were looking
for redemption"
Bible sources for this assignment: Matthew 1-2; Luke 1-2; Mark 1-16
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 Beacon Hill Press of
Kansas City, now called The Foundry.
-- Howard Culbertson,
What is "Synoptic" about the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke?
The Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke are a distinctive New Testament literary genre. They are marked by their parallel structure, shared content, and narrative style. The word "synoptic" comes from the Greek words syn (together) and optic (view). These three Gospel accounts present Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, and our Savior while also examining concepts such as discipleship, faith, and the kingdom of God. The fact that they share common narratives, parables, and sayings may indicate some kind of literary interdependence. The three Gospels are, however, written from different points of view. Each Synoptic Gospel writer focuses on different things than the other two.
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