The BIBLE CODE

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Summary: I can't belive this is a serious book
Review: You dont have to be a math genius o hebrew scholar to realize that this is a awful piece of pseudo-science. The author play with his own vague rules and with such unlimited playing field he can find whatever he wants. No more predictive value than any book on Nostradamus.

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Summary: An important subject dealt in a sensationalistic way
Review: This book is sensationalistic and highly misleading. The codes in the Bible is a phenomenon that has intrigued mathematicians and statisticians for a long time. The debate continues because the implications are of so much importance to all of us and yet are so difficult to believe. However, the structure of the codes is far more subtle and difficult to understand than the author implies. His book is simplistic and meant to feed the public's thirst for drama by implying that the codes can be used to forecast the future and thereby does a disservice to a subject that deserves our attention. For a far better book which takes a more serious look at the matter, please read instead "Cracking the Bible Code".

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Summary: God is the master and creator of our universe.
Review: We are living in the last days and God is warning us as he said he would. His people will listen and will seek information. It ocurred to me as I was reading the book. The years 2000 / 2006 are referred to several times and the author not really knowing what year it was predicting the event. The Bilble speaks of 7 years of tribulation. This is 7 years between this time span!

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Summary: Believe it or not. This book will put the fear of G-d in you
Review: I bought Bible Codes after reading Grant Jeffreys book. I couldn't put it down until I had finished it that evening. The concrete examples taken from the bible text made me wish I could read Hebrew. This book provides the concrete evidence of the veracity of the Bible many people said they want.

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Summary: Curious ommission .Why was Christ not a test subject?
Review: I have a question.It seems inconceivable that the name Christ would not be entered as a test subject when checking the validity of the code.If it was, why the deafening silence about the results?

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Summary: Anymore Info?
Review: I have just read this book on holiday. Quite frankly it was amazing!!! I urge everybody to read this book - belivers and cynics. If you have ever wondered if there is more to the bible you are right. I just wonder if anybody has heard of any more info by the same author???

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Summary: Beguiling presentation of intellect over passion
Review: Intellectually challenging, emotionally starved. Michael Drosnin dazzles with his book 'The Bible Code'. Unfortunately, as with all sleight of hand, the readership leaves with the genuine belief that they have been cheated. Intellectually impressive, but no food for the Soul. Another astounding book that actually DOES deliver the biblical goods is the wonderful "The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years" by Richard G. Patton. Patton depicts the figure of Jesus in a manner that is thoroughly convincing at the emotional level, yet intellect - based on traditional teaching - would suggest this revelatory version, not to be true. Unlike Drosnin, Patton doesn't even attempt to persuade us with information we already believe to be true, he merely relies on the emotional force of his , very believable and very human, Jesus; to persuade us - despite our intellectual bias. Drosnin relies on beguiling our intellect by quoting emminent scientists with whom we do not have the tools to argue. I felt bullied into being impressed - not convinced by a long chalk. This book had the potential to be great and the initial presentation does persuade us of that. The braver, and ultimately more satisfying, book has to be "The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years." by Richard G. Patton. Having said that, if you enjoy Agatha Christie mystery novels (and there are millions that do) , this will stretch the old grey matter.

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Summary: I thought it was a fairly good book(with some reservations).
Review: I thought it was a fairly good and thought- provoking book with lots of interesting info. However, Drosnin seems to assume that the reader has a working knowledge of Hebrew. Also, Drosnin seems overly and unjustifiably focused on using the code in order to predict the future. These tendencies make an other- wise excelent book that helps one see what a magnificent book the Bible truly is into fodder for sensationalistic elements in society. Those readers who do not have a good knowledge of the Bible, the Hebrew language, and computers could easily be overwhelmed by this book and misunderstand the Bible. The Bible is hard enough to understand without factoring in any codes. Otherwise, it is an excelent book for those willing to do their homework.norton

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Summary: A most terrifying possibility that is hard not to believe.
Review: After reading the first page of a friends copy, I was obligued to purchase the book. I am only 2/3 of the way through the book and dare not read anymore. The way the code is worked out seems to give unlimited possibility of information that could include details of non-famous individuals like ourselves.

Drosnin says that this code can only be found in the bible and in the reviews made by readers of the book, they disprove him saying some codes can even be found in moby dick. Choses whatever book this information is found in surely it means the same thing only whoever set the code knew that not every body would read and believe in the bible and so provisions have been made for those people. I think that the code has not been set to the bible but to the hebrew language, and the bible scriptures mearly hint to the presence of the code so that it can be found.

This may infact sound like I believe Drosnin but I am only stating the various arguments that are circulating my mind while reading the book. One thing is certain Drosnin clearly did not think about the effect the book would have on younger people such as myself(19) and may have on those of highschool age.

If the bible code is so real, then why hasn't the world been made internationally aware of it through the news and not some book which could be disputed. Why is prevention of the predictions left up to a journalist and not the governments of the world. Also if it is real, why hasn't it been kept covered up like the dead sea scrolls (which are said to contain information about the existance, non-existance of God). Drosnin seems to discover the most important factors for the prevention of such predictions when it is too late (The name Amir, after the death of Rabin) this is extremely convenient! Even if he had found it in time, I'm sure in Isreal Amir is quite a popular name and the chances of finding the exact culprit would be scarce. Has anyone thought that through personal use of this computer programme that cracks the code (It is currently available)individuals may find events in advance and make sure they do happen instead of trying to prevent them?

I gave this book a 5 because although extremely convincing I think if there was any truth in it, we wouldn't have even heard about the code let alone have access to the computer programme that decyphors it.

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Summary: an interesting read for a novice, but no great enlightenment
Review: Although I found some of historical predictions facinating, on balance this was not a very good book.The author also tried his hand at predicting the future, but he fell flat because he did not know what questions to ask. For the curious I thought the book was okay.