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A Bible Quiz (November 25, 2007 - 8:15 a.m.)

I'm giving you a Bible quiz that my wife found in the newspaper Saturday. The goal is to find 30 names of books of the Bible in the following paragraph. They are mixed in with normal words and might span several words. Also, note that books like Corinthians, should they appear will not have a 1 or 2 in front of them. So here goes...I'll post the answer in a couple of days.

This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplaine 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 capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a 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 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 there 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.

Hopefully, I've spelled everything right. I eventually found all 30, needing only one hint from my wife who had found the last one that I didn't have (she got about four or five from me). Note that you might also have to go between a couple of lines to solve some. Let me know how many you can find...I'll give you several days.

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