The names of 30 books of the Bible are
in the following 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, was so intrigued
by it, she mentioned it in her 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 easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will
soon find themselves in a jam; especially since the books 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 features 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 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 & 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, just waiting to be found.
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