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September 20, 2004

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The mathematics of 666 & an anagrammatical bible...

666 Mike Keith explores the number of the beast as it appears in mathematics.

The number 666 is cool. Made famous by the Book of Revelation (Chapter 13, verse 18, to be exact), it has also been studied extensively by mathematicians because of its many interesting properties. Here is a compendium of mathematical facts about the number 666. Most of the well-known “chestnuts” are included, but many are relatively new and have not been published elsewhere.
Interesting.

(Link via John Walkenbach.)

Also, as I was investigating Keith’s site, I found that he has cowritten a book called, The Anagrammed Bible, with a guy named Richard Brodie.

The Anagrammed Bible is an “anagrammatic paraphrase” of three complete books of the Old Testament. The letters in each verse (or, in some cases, block of verses) from the King James Version Bible are transformed into a new text with a similar meaning – sometimes straightforwardly, sometimes more fancifully, but always with respect for the meaning of the Biblical text and, of course, strict adherence to the anagram rule.
Here’s an example from Proverbs 1:8:
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Becomes…
When thy mom talketh of honesty, of trust, and of honor, carry it safe in the heart.
Too cool!

Keith has also written some other books that appear equally as inventive.

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