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.

[Coleus]

That's no fun!

[firebrand]

You didn't finish, you never did the puzzle at all. Disqualified!!!

[Aliska]

13 lol.

[Consort]

Dueteronomy is heavy water.

[Coleus]

I've been a lector since I was 16 (I've must of read the bible about a dozen times) and still can't find all of them.

[Coleus]

Thanks for rubbing it in.

[Quix]

AT all is not true.

I got 8 before I started with my Word process. or was it 10. I may have remembered that _______ was in there. And I knew the _____ part was a part of one but I didn't remember which one. Certainly the shorter ones with more conventional spellings and letters are a better bet than Zepheniah etc.

[Aliska]

Well I'm good and stuck now unless you can abbreviate Samuel lol.

[Quix]

Hey, you didn't say we had to turn our brains off first.

You didn't say we had to turn our computers off first.

God gives me a tool, I like to use it.

But I understand your lamentation.

[IpaqMan]

This was great! I always tell my wife, a Sunday School teacher, that this is a great news site. She can use this with her class.

BTW, if any of you are stumped and want the answer sooner, just ask. I don't want to spoil things by posting right now.

[Quix]

My quick count had 8 in the OT and 8 in the NT

[TxBec]

five off the top without breaking out my Bible or using some of the tricks used above...

[Quix]

All those longer than 6 letters are obvious.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

20 minutes, and I'm up to 14...I'm going to try again to find the last two--Ugh!

[BradyLS]

Yeah, I think my original method is in error. I think all the titles are spelled out in front of you. I have about a dozen now....

[knak]

14!!

[Aliska]

It must be the protestant bible. I'm still stuck at 13.

[BradyLS]

I don't remember all the books. Don't even have a Bible in front of me.... That's another one!

[Aliska]

14 lol.

[Mamzelle]

Gee, stuck on thirteen! All the ones I've found "face forward"--I hope that means they all do...