This puzzle isn't for the Timid(thy)
Someone showed me this story and remarked that there are twenty books of the Bible hidden here. He challenged me to find them. Sure enough, they're all here. Still, this thing's a lulu, kept me looking so hard for the longest time. Some of you will get bogged down with the facts, others are hit by them like they were some kind of revelation or something. You may get in a jam, especially since the names are not capitalized and often leap the space between words. This makes it a real job to find them, but it'll provide a most fascinating few minutes for you. Yes, there are some really easy ones to spot, but don't get the big head cause truthfully you'll soon figure that it would take most federal judges and preachers numbers of hours to find them all. I will admit that it usually takes a minister to find all of them and that it is not uncommon for there to be loud lamentations when it is pointed out. One lady says that when she is confronted with puzzles like this she brews a cup of tea to help her concentrate better, but then this gal's a real pro! Verbs, nouns, all that stuff are her thing. See how well you can compete. Relax, there really are twenty names of the Bible in this story. If you fail to find them there's a penalty. You'll have to go fly a kite, sit on a banana, hum the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," or hose a dog (a mean one). Get to it.
published by the Diocese of Quincy
Note: The Preacher is an alternate name for Ecclesiastes.
Here are the books and phrases in which they are found:
- Mark: and re[mark]ed that
- Luke: a lu[lu, ke]pt me
- Kings: me loo[king s]o hard
- Acts: the f[acts], others
- Revelation: of [revelation] or
- James: a [jam, es]pecially since
- Job: real [job] to
- Amos: provide [a mos]t fascinating
- Esther: you. Y[es, ther]e are
- Ruth: cause t[ruth]fully you'll
- Judges: federal [judges] and
- Preacher: and [preacher]s numbers
- Numbers: preachers [numbers] of
- Titus: admit tha[t it us]ually takes
- Lamentations: loud [lamentations] when
- Hebrews: this s[he brews] a
- Proverbs: real [pro! Verbs], nouns
- Peter: can com[pete. R]elax, there
- Nahum: a bana[na, hum] the
- Hosea: or [hose a] dog
Similar puzzles can be found on my son's site and on my friend David's page.
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