This page uses a bit of PHP string manipulation code to find words embedded in a passage. The genesis (no pun intended) of this effort was a word puzzle my mother sent to me.
If you want to try this puzzle, go for it. The solution is at the bottom of this page, so if you don't want to see it yet, DON'T SCROLL DOWN YET! :-)
NOTE: There are really only 39 unique names in this version. Two are duplicated. (Want a hint?)
The original 30-word version is HERE.
I found this one at http://www.innernet.net/hlrotz/soup.html. Interestingly enough, they actually missed a really funny easy one on this page. :-)
BIBLE BOOK NAMES:
There are 66 books in the Holy Bible (39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament). The following is a puzzle. Find the names of 39 different books in this message. For the really diligent, two are actually duplicated, for a total of 41.
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a Mr. Valdez Raburn, in an airplane seat pocket, while on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. John Hes, who owns a beauty salon in N.J., ere... MI? Ah, it was N.Y.! He found it tucked in one of his beauty magazines. He spent so much time on this puzzle while eating at the local Deli, Saia Hes, his ex-wife, had no choice but to buy out Hes’ salon! I answered quite a bit of email from people that have seen this puzzle. A famous comic, a hilarious musician, sent an email that he studied the puzzle while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor was so mesmerized by this puzzle, she wrote a poem telling people not to fall victim; “O thy hidden books, which fail to be found, I look so hard and futile, I cannot put this puzzle down!” She judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some books that are really easy to spot, others near impossible! In fact, some people 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 find some of them! At the worst, one should be able to find at least half of them. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books hidden in this paragraph. The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons, including Jude Raj, a local seminary professor. They agree this puzzle is one of the most difficult they have ever seen. Prof. Raj, on a Holy Bible, vowed to find all the books; rumor has it he’s still looking. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record in sales. At an auto auction, where one HEMI, ahead of all other vehicles sold, received a record bid due to the buyer preoccupied with this puzzle while bidding! As Daniel Sherman, a humble priest at St. Luke’s medical center 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 where the books are found. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their preceding numbers. Also, keep in mind two things, punctuation and spaces... some proclaim these two bad. I, ahead of the game, knew that spaces and punctuation in the middle of a book would be normal! A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim they can find the hidden books faster. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 40 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this text waiting to be found. God Bless and good luck!
GENESIS
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
JOSHUA
JUDGES
RUTH
SAMUEL
KINGS
CHRONICLES
EZRA
NEHEMIAH
ESTHER
JOB
PSALMS
PROVERBS
ECCLESIASTES
SOLOMON
ISAIAH
JEREMIAH
LAMENTATIONS
EZEKIEL
DANIEL
HOSEA
JOEL
AMOS
OBADIAH
JONAH
MICAH
NAHUM
HABAKKUK
ZEPHANIAH
HAGGAI
ZECHARIAH
MALACHI
MATTHEW
MARK
LUKE
JOHN
ACTS
ROMANS
CORINTHIANS
GALATIANS
EPHESIANS
PHILIPPIANS
COLOSSIANS
THESSALONIANS
TIMOTHY
TITUS
PHILEMON
HEBREWS
JAMES
PETER
JUDE
REVELATION
For reference, the total length of this passage is 2184 characters.
*** #1 ***
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*** #2 ***
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LEVITICUS is not in this passage.
*** #3 ***
NUMBERS starts at position 1816 (TTHEIRPRECEDING*NUMBERS*ALSOKEEPINMINDT)
DEUTERONOMY is not in this passage.
JOSHUA is not in this passage.
*** #4 ***
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*** #5 ***
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*** #6 ***
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*** #7 ***
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*** #8 ***
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*** #9 ***
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*** #10 ***
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*** #11 ***
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*** #12 ***
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PSALMS is not in this passage.
PROVERBS is not in this passage.
ECCLESIASTES is not in this passage.
SOLOMON is not in this passage.
*** #13 ***
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*** #14 ***
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*** #15 ***
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EZEKIEL is not in this passage.
*** #16 ***
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*** #17 ***
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*** #18 ***
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*** #19 ***
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*** #20 ***
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*** #21 ***
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*** #22 ***
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*** #23 ***
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HABAKKUK is not in this passage.
ZEPHANIAH is not in this passage.
HAGGAI is not in this passage.
ZECHARIAH is not in this passage.
*** #24 ***
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*** #25 ***
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*** #26 ***
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*** #27 ***
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*** #28 *** (second hit)
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*** #29 ***
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*** #30 ***
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*** #31 ***
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CORINTHIANS is not in this passage.
GALATIANS is not in this passage.
EPHESIANS is not in this passage.
PHILIPPIANS is not in this passage.
COLOSSIANS is not in this passage.
*** #32 ***
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*** #33 ***
TIMOTHY starts at position 541 (PLENOTTOFALLVIC*TIMOTHY*HIDDENBOOKSWHIC)
*** #34 *** (second hit)
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*** #35 ***
TITUS starts at position 903 (AREFORCEDTOADMI*TITUS*UALLYTAKESAMINI)
*** #36 ***
PHILEMON starts at position 1374 (LETHEALPHADELTA*PHILEMON*ADEBOOTHSETANEW)
*** #37 ***
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*** #38 ***
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*** #39 ***
PETER starts at position 1993 (EWILLHELPYOUCOM*PETER*EALLYWELLAGAINS)
*** #40 ***
JUDE starts at position 1155 (ATRONSINCLUDING*JUDE*RAJALOCALSEMINA)
*** #41 ***
REVELATION starts at position 1735 (OOKSAREFOUNDONE*REVELATION*THATMAYHELPISTH)
©2012 Taylor Anderson
©2012 Taylor Anderson
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