Bible crossword puzzle: Jesus in the Gospel accounts of Luke and John

Based on material in chapter 21, Discovering the Bible by Alex Varughese, textbook for Introduction to Biblical Literature

Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book by Varughese?

ACROSS

1 A tax collector who repents after an encounter with Jesus
2 The cousin of Jesus who pointed to Him as "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world"
5 Sisters who lived in Bethany
6 According to John's gospel, she was the first person to discover Jesus' tomb was empty.
8 A man whom Jesus raised from the dead
9 The one to whom both Luke's Gospel and Acts are addressed
10 Jesus was accused of blasphemy because He often used this phrase
11 This gospel emphasizes the deity as well as the humanity of Jesus. Words such as life, light, and truth are prominent

DOWN

1 Parents of John the Baptist
3 An Anglicized form of a Greek word that has been translated as "advocate," "comforter," "counselor," and "helper"
4 The town our textbook calls "Jesus' home base for ministry"
7A gospel in which women play a prominent role and which pointedly includes material about the Gentiles

This crossword puzzle was created for use in 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,

Afterword

One theme resounding throughout the Gospels of Luke and John is that of divine love and compassion. In Luke's Gospel, this theme is exemplified through Jesus's teachings on forgiveness, mercy, and inclusion of the marginalized. His parables, such as the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, emphasize the boundless love of God and the importance of extending that love to others. Similarly, in John's Gospel, the theme of divine love is portrayed through Jesus's profound relationship with his disciples and his sacrificial death on the cross. Jesus' well-known "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son" in John 3:16 encapsulates the overarching message of love and redemption. Through their narratives of Jesus' life, Luke and John convey the transformative power of God's love and its ability to bring hope and salvation to all humanity.

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