Riddle--Hidden Books of the Bible

6.23.02 | Unknown

[Coleus]

Can you find the 16 Books of the Bible hidden in the paragraph below? (One minister found 15 books in 20 minutes, but it took him weeks to find the last one.)

I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu; kept people looking so hard for the facts….and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized. But the truth finally struck home to numbers of our readers. To others it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now, for there really are sixteen names of books of the Bible in this paragraph.

[Salvation]

Don't even have a Bible in front of me.

Use this Bible.

[parsifal]

I just found Hezekiah. parsy. BTTT

[woofie]

No wonder I found 48 ...I was looking for states in the US,not books in the bible

[Salvation]

If I count sam
I get sixteen. Is that right?

[Brownie74]

Thanks for the ping. I found 5 or 6 without even trying. This will be a fun project for tomorrow.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Ok. I give up at 9. Ping me with the answer when you decide to reelase it.

[exit82]

Coleus, thanks for the brain teaser. Got all sixteen.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Nope, not 'Sam'!

:*)

[BenLurkin]

Found ten. Brought in our resident Bible scholar (Mrs. BenLurkin) who found those and two more. We're stuck at twelve.

[Salvation]

Look for odd phrases. But a couple are tough.

[LiteKeeper]

bump for later

[Charles Henrickson]

Only one bridges across more than 2 words. And given it's short length, it's amazing that it does.

That's the one that took me the longest. I got the first 13 in just a few minutes, 14 and 15 took a couple minutes more, but then that last one was tricky. Altogether, it took me 13 minutes to get all 16.

But then, I work with these books for a living.

The Rev. Charles Henrickson
Ph.D. student, Biblical Studies

[Swordmaker]

I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu; kept people looking so hard for the facts….and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized. But the truth finally struck home to numbers of our readers. To others it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now, for there really are sixteen names of books of the Bible in this paragraph.

All sixteen in 22 minutes! What do I win??

[Swordmaker]

Gee, If the author had added the following, we could have had 18.

Thinking somewhat outside of box helps. Almost everyone can solve it with enough time.

There are two more books in the two sentences above.

[Quix]

YOU SOUND LIKE QUITE A SCHOLAR TO ME. GREAT TIME.

[ShadowAce]

If you're thinking of kings with your first sentence, that book already appears in the original.

[ShadowAce]

From answers above, you will find yet another book.

[ShadowAce]

#118 is for you as well.....Though I would read the initial article before you go to this post.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

There's actually a last sentence in the original puzzle that wasn't included in this version:

"If I chose another sentence or two, maybe you could post them at the water cooler."

This has two more books, bringing the total up to 18.