30 Books of the Bible
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
Today I received this quiz from a friend.
FIND THIRTY BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
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 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 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 capitalised. 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.
So far I’ve found 25 28 all of them, can you find them all too? 
