Reflectorites:
Before addressing the comments of my detractors* re my claim that from
the numerics underlying the Bible's opening words, we may infer a
supernatural origin - and much more beside! - I thought it appropriate
to suggest a scenario that might elucidate the situation, as we find it:
For the sake of argument let us assume that - concerning his being,
omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence - the Bible provides us with
an introductory and correct assessment of our Creator. Then, bearing in
mind the present state of the world (including the widespread unbelief,
and much confusion as to what the Bible actually says), we might
reasonably conclude that he would take extraordinary measures to protect
the Bible - his word to man.
We observe that every Hebrew and Greek word of the original documents
which were to form the basis of all our Bible translations is also
fairly, and naturally, interpretable as a number - this, by virtue of
the fact that these peoples adopted schemes of alphabetic numeration
during the closing centuries BC. Clearly, the same cannot be claimed for
the majority of other texts; so a problem arises. How can some arbitrary
scheme for converting words to numbers command general respect?!
The biblical author - when he transmitted his words to Moses (c 1500 BC)
- having at his command a preview of the such developments, might easily
(for we have assumed his omnipotence) have built further information
into these words - for the 'numeric channel' would be there, ready and
waiting, many centuries down the line! But, what of the content of this
'supporting' package? Clearly, to carry any weight with a largely
unbelieving but very knowledgeable intelligentsia, the need would be
either, (a) to pepper the whole book with arresting features (after the
ELS manner) and/or, (b) to focus essentially on the opening words, and
clothe them with a unique numerical structure. But, you will ask, of
what might 'a unique numerical structure' consist?
The combination of number and form is, potentially, very powerful in
that it is comparatively rare, completely independent of time and place,
and immune to tampering.. Furthermore, such a structure is capable of
being widely understood - for virtually all are able to count and
recognise association by visual symmetry. In my paper "The Lamp" -
available online at
http://homepage.virgin.net/vernon.jenkins/Symb.htm
- I draw attention to the self-evidently unique properties of 37 and
91 - the difference and sum, respectively, of the cubes of 4 and 3 (ie
64 and 27). The first of these and its digit reverse (ie 73) are,
respectively, 12th and 21st primes; the matching reflection in their
order numbers is unique among the 13 million prime pairs examined; the
product 37x73 is 2701 - 73rd triangle, and the sum of the 7 words of
Gn.1:1; this triangle has an outline of 216, or 6x6x6 - a unique cube
(superficial area is numerically the same, ie 6x6x6 units); 37 and 73
are closely related geometrically (as the material at the foregoing URL
demonstrates). The triangle representing the sum of the first 8 words
is the 77th (ie 3003); this has 91 as a factor.
A cursory examination of the biblical text reveals that the cube is a
symbol of holiness (see 1Kings 6:20 and Rev.21:16). The presence of the
foregoing cubes is therefore apposite to this context, as are the
equilateral triangles - symbols of the coequal Trinity: Father, Son and
Holy Spirit.
The choice of numerical material here in the Bible's opening words -
together with such connotations - is, I submit, sufficiently remarkable
to draw the earnest seeker of truth to consider the many other attendant
details more closely. (These are available online at the URLs given
below.)
In conclusion, I suggest the foregoing scenario is close to the truth of
the matter. However, I would be interested to hear the views of others
who - having examined the details I have provided - are able to offer a
more reasonable explanation of the Gn.1:1 phenomena. Clearly, the claim
I am making invites a solid rebuttal from those with atheistic leanings!
In anticipation,
Vernon
Vernon Jenkins MSc
[musician, mining engineer, and formerly Senior Lecturer in Maths and
Computing, the Polytechnic of Wales (now the University of Glamorgan)]
http://homepage.virgin.net/vernon.jenkins/index.htm
http://www.compulink.co.uk/~indexer/miracla1.htm
* in a further posting
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