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 that took away from the Jews things they considered to be visible symbols of God's blessing: their Temple, their kingship, and their nationhood. This period led to the establishment of synagogues as the teaching centers of later Judaism
4 A cupb Jerusalem's walls following the Babylonian exile
5 Persian king earer to the king in Persia whose book tells the story of how he led the rebuilding of 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

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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