Re: Shakespeare Hacked the Bible.

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From: Greg Hartman
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 1997 00:00

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Dave Wilton wrote:
> 
> Tony Reed wrote:
> >
> > William Shakespeare left an Easter egg in the King James
> > Version of the Bible...
> >
> > Check it out at: <http://www.cam.org/~treed/bill.html>
> > Note: lynx-friendly site.
> 
> For those of you who don't bother to check, the 46th word
> in from the beginning is "shake." The 46th word in from the
> end is "spear."
> 
> It's a neat play on words, but hardly proof that Shakespeare
> played fast and loose with the scriptures. If you look hard
> enough, I bet you will find lots of other similar word games
> in the Bible. Coincidence and nothing else.

True enough. It's easy, for instance, to "prove" that Jesus commanded
all His followers to commit suicide.

Observe:

1.  "Judas went away and hanged himself"  (Matt. 27:5).
2.  "Jesus said, 'Go and do likewise'" (Luke 10:37).
3.  "'What you are about to do, do quickly,' Jesus said" (John 13:27).

Ta daaah! (Thank you, thank you....)

Greg (nuthin' up my sleeve) Hartman

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From: Greg Hartman <ghartman@aracnet.com>
Subject: Re: Shakespeare Hacked the Bible.
Date: 1997/03/08
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