Twenty-Six Books of the Bible

If this little puzzle gets you to think about the Bible it will have hit it's mark. It's a lulu. Keeps numbers of people searching for hours. (Beats listening to banjo elevator music!) There are no Bible facts here, just the names of the books. After looking so hard, it may come as a revelation to you just how many books you don't know. You may be in a jam, especially since the truth of the matter is that the books appear in more than one word and the format (the way we display them) can be confusing. Finding them is a real job. Be careful, a beggar in India was robbed while working on this puzzle and visiting the Taz Mahal (or is that Taj? Oh no, I don't remember!). The poor chaps alms were stolen while he wasn't looking. Ahab Akkuk, a Cairo man, says the puzzle isn't fair to Arabs and, although he was first, Samuel Kabob, a Turk dressed in a robe and fez, rated it the same way, since it contains no books from the Koran. Yes, it will be a most fascinating puzzle for you and yes, there will be some hard ones to spot. Even judges have trouble. I admit it usually takes a pastor to find some of them and loud lamentations are often heard when the easy ones slip by.

One lady says she brews a cup of tea to help her concentrate. Another takes a hose and waters her flowers. You'll want to keep the puzzle if you finish it. My cousin Gene's is framed and on the living room wall. See how well you can compete. Relax and see if you can find all twenty-six books.

(--originally from New Sound Concerts, modified)

(The solution is here.)