Crossword

ACROSS
8    Interrogated (Acts 12:19) (5-8)
9    ‘Burn it in a wood fire on the — heap’ (Leviticus 4:12) (3)
10  Tobit, Judith, Baruch and the books of Esdras and the Maccabees are part of it (9)
11  Science fiction (abbrev.) (3-2)
13  Clay pit (anag.) (7)
16  Went to (John 4:46) (7)
19  ‘Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to — your bodies as living sacrifices’ (Romans 12:1) (5)
22  David’s plea to God concerning those referred to in 14 Down: ‘On — — let them escape’ (Psalm 56:7) (2,7)
24  Royal Automobile Club (1,1,1) 25 How the book of Ezekiel refers to God more than 200 times (Ezekiel 2:4) (9,4)


Down
1    Seas (Proverbs 8:24) (6)
2    One of the sons of Eli the priest, killed in battle by the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:11) (6)
3    Specialist in the study of the Muslim religion (8)
4    ‘Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but — him as if he were your father’ (1 Timothy 5:1) (6)
5    One of Esau’s grandsons (Genesis 36:11) (4)
6    Taking a chance (colloq.) (2,4)
7    God’s instructions to the Israelites concerning grain offerings: ‘ — salt to — your offerings’ (Leviticus 2:13) (3,3)
12  Confederation of British Industry (1,1,1)
14  ‘All day long they twist my words; they are always — to harm me’ (Psalm 56:5) (8)
15  The crowd’s reaction to Jesus bringing back to life a widow’s son in Nain (Luke 7:16) (3)
16  Disappear (Psalm 104:35) (6)
17  How Jeremiah was likely to die if he wasn’t rescued from the cistern where he was imprisoned (Jeremiah 38:9) (6)
18  What the prophets do to a wall, with whitewash (Ezekiel 13:10, RSV) (4,2)
20  Made by a plough (Job 39:10) (6)
21  Noah was relieved when the flood waters continued to — (Genesis 8:5) (6)
23  Jesus gave the Twelve the power and authority to do this to diseases (Luke 9:1) (4)


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