A Critique of Bible Numerics

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A Critique of Bible Numerics
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Abstract
The use of numeric values of Biblical words and phrases in the original languages as a possible additional source of increasing our knowledge of God’s revelation is shown to be a bankrupt endeavor. The methods used by Theomaticists are demonstrated and critiqued. The end result is a refutation of a modern revival of numerology.

Numerology has an ancient history. Numbers have fascinated men since their invention and Bible believers have not been immune from their mystical influences.

I was introduced to the work of Ivan Panin as a young boy, and felt that there must be some validity to Bible Numerics. Years later, as an engineering student, I heard of a young man doing research in Bible Numerics. I contacted that person and met with him for several days, discussing his new method of discovering numeric features and his need for tools for further research.

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Bible numerology can be divided into two categories: the method of Ivan Panin, usually called Bible Numerics, and its more recent reincarnation that has been given the moniker Theomatics.

Source:

• A Critique of Numerics
• There Is No Truth In Numbers
• The Nature of Numbers