THERE ARE 30 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE HIDDEN IN THE
PARAGRAPH BELOW. SOMETIMES THE BOOK WILL BE PART OF TWO WORDS. TRY AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THEM:
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Las 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 east 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 books 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 even seen. As
Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view
hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great
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 spaces 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 this paragraph waiting to be found. |