Monday, August 25, 2008

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Monday, August 11, 2008

Bible Brain Twister: Books of the Bible

The next time you need a quick crowdbreaker/icebreaker for a youth event, try this Bible brain twister. Cut and paste it into your favorite word processor, and print as many copies as you need for your group.

While the average young person can solve this puzzle in a few minutes, others may take a little longer. This brain twister can be both challenging and entertaining.

There is no secret method nor particular order to finding the book names. Some will be quite obvious and easy to find while others might be more challenging. (Hint: You might want to give your group the tip that sometimes it takes parts of two or more adjoining words to completely spell the correct name of the book of the Bible.) Have fun with this one!



Bible Brain Twister

Read the following paragraph and see if you can find the names of sixteen (16) books of the Bible hidden in the text below:

I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible (merely by a fluke). It kept people looking so hard for the facts and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the name of the books were not capitalized, but the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now. There really are sixteen names of books in this story.



Here's the solution . . . (If you use multimedia, project the solution for your students to compare their answers.)

I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible (merely by a fluke). It kept people looking so hard for the facts and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the name of the books were not capitalized, but the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will quickly admit it usually take a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now. There really are sixteen names of books in this story.