Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing
Review: The Bible Code has gotten a lot of publicity over the last few years; it's also generated a lot of controversy. Although I'd read a few books about it, and had a pretty clear opinion about it, I was still interested in reading Dr. Ingermanson's analysis. It was well worth the effort to find and read it.I appreciated his step-by-step approach to clarify a process that can be challenging to understand. I also benefited from his detailed descriptions of how this kind of examination is supposed to be done. Fortunately, too, Dr. Ingermanson has a unique sense of humor which leavens a book that could otherwise be too dry to appreciate: the start is a laugh-out-loud point. But overall, the book is serious and well done, but readable and relatively easy to follow. However, there are parts that should be read slowly (or more than once) because the reasoning is not intuitively easy to grasp. He builds his reasoning on a firm foundation, continuing to what I found to be an unavoidable conclusion. In addition, he makes sure that he's explained each topic/chapter before continuing. He discusses the other books on the subject courteously: when he disagrees with other authors' analytical methods, he never doubts their motives, but always gives them the benefit of the doubt. And when he disagrees with their conclusions, he does so courteously. He pretty well debunks the code, and I appreciate his doing so. I find it hard to believe that God would bury information in His Word in this way. It would give the Bible a seek-and-find-puzzle aspect that would be beneath It. It's worth the effort to go to his website to find more information about this topic. He also lists other sites which are likely to be useful, too.
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This is a fascinating look at the Bible Code. I was challenged, stretched and inspired as I read. I for one, would be fascinated if such a thing as the Bible Code really existed. Dr. Ingermanson does an excellent job of analyzing the probability of the existence of the Bible Code in a very readable manner. I heartily recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in the Bible Code. Also check out Dr. Ingermanson's Time Travel Novel: Transgression (also available at this site). It is a great read!
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