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 east 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 out 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 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.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
“Jesus knows me, this I love”