I received the
following puzzle from a friend a while back. It drove me
crazy trying to find the books of the Bible. Can you find all 30?
There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them?
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane
seat pocket on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Keeping him occupied for
hours. He enjoyed it so much he passed it on to some friends. One friend from
Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend
studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend was so
intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend
judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to
help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's
a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially
since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers
we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or scholar to see
some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is
responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the book in this paragraph.
During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta
Phi lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, The Chronicle,
surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most
difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, the books are
all right there in plain view hidden from sight. Those able to find all of them
will hear lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may
help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers.
Also, keep in mind that punctuation and spacers in the middle are normal. A
chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to
know the answers. Remember there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are
30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in the paragraph waiting to be found.
1 comment:
I got stuck at 27 a few days ago. I might be up to giving it another go! Fun!
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