Re: The Bible codes nonsense - Jardim's message

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have no doubt that the "Bible codes" as normally understood are nonsense.

But crypto-wise, there have been plenty of people throughout history that 
believed that they have found encrypted text within the Bible.

For example: in 1909, a Finnish poet called Walter Juvelius believed that 
he had decoded a section of an ancient version of the Book of Ezekiel to 
reveal the whereabouts of King Solomon's treasure beneath Jerusalem: this 
led to a well-funded and well-documented (but ultimately unsuccessful) 
excavation there through 1910-1911.

Unfortunately, no records remain of how Juvelius thought that he had 
cracked the code, which is a shame. Now *that* I wouldn't mind seeing 
on-list... :-)

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....