There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. How many can you find?<\/p>\n
This is a mos<\/span>t remark<\/span>able puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket on a flight from Los Angles to Honolulu ke<\/span>eping 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<\/span> boat. Another friend studied it while playing the banjo. El<\/span>aine Taylor, a columnist friend was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges<\/span> the job<\/span> of solving the puzzle so involving, she brews<\/span> a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are real easy to spot. That’s a fact. S<\/span>ome people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, es<\/span>pecially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truth<\/span>fully, from ans<\/span>wers we get, we are forced to admit it us<\/span>ually takes a minister or scholar to see some of them at the w<\/span>orst. Research has shown that something in our genes is<\/span> responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in the paragraph. During a recent fund raising event which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemon<\/span>ade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, The Chronicle, s<\/span>urveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel<\/span> Hummana hum<\/span>bly puts it, the books are right there in plain view hidden from sight. Those a<\/span>ble to find them all will hear great lamentations<\/span> from those who have to be shown. One revelation<\/span> that may help is that books like Timothy<\/span> and Samuel<\/span> may occur without their numbers<\/span>. Also keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chi<\/span>pper attitude will help you compete r<\/span>eally well against those who claim to know all the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus<\/span>, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking s<\/span>omewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.<\/p>\n If you are tired of looking, click here<\/a> for the answers.<\/p>\n