Every second and fourth Sunday of the month, I do volunteer work (tech) for the Children’s Ministry at my church, which means I play the songs the kids sing in iTunes and display the lyrics on the screen (which are projected up in the front).
So a couple Sundays ago (yes, it took me this long to post it ._.), after the kids were dismissed to their respective classrooms, the Children’s Ministry leader gave me a sheet of paper and asked “Here, want to find 30 books of the Bible?”
I managed to find somewhere around 20 (I lost count) so far. So…can you find 30 books of the Bible? (And if you find any, don’t post the answers! :P)
There are thirty 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 Las Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. 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 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 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 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.
Modified: October 04th, 2008
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I’ve seen this puzzle before, but it was long time ago. Just reading over the paragraph once I was only able to find nine of the books.
Hah, that’s an interesting puzzle. But I’m no good at this because I can’t think outside the box, so I only found the obvious ones and one other while reading it.
Also I only know the most popular books, so …
@Megan: That’s pretty good.
I was only able to find only about 4 or 5 at first glance.
@Jeidai: Hehe, I sometimes come across certain words that will make me go “Is that an actual book?” And I’ll have to look it up. :3 One suggestion is to look for any awkwardly worded phrases, or sentences or words that make you think ‘Is that really necessary?’ Chances are, they had to word it that way to hide the name of a book.
I found them, but I had nothing better to do.
Wow, even so, that’s really good. :3
Erm… none? I fail so bad I know =.=
Aw. ^_^; I guess it helps to have a list handy.