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Of Bible Codes and Idols

From the December 1997 Print Edition

Just to set t he phrase “T o rah Code” he r e evenly sp a ced at ten c h aracters, I c onsumed a l o t of time an d misplaced e nergy. Putting nouns, verbs, and modifiers together in intelligible prose is hard enough, but trying at the same time to lace your prose with readable secret messages . . . . Continue Reading »