41. Sixty-Six Letters The following string of 11 letters follows a particular pattern:G E L N D J J R S S KThere should ultimately be 66 letters produced by the same rule.What is the pattern, and what would the complete 66-letter string be? Added 7 December 2009 Show Hint Show Solution Hint: Think of a well-known collection that happens to contain exactly 66 parts. Solution: The 66 letters are the initials of the 66 books of the Bible, listed in canonical order. The first eleven letters shown correspond to:G – GenesisE – ExodusL – LeviticusN – NumbersD – DeuteronomyJ – JoshuaJ – JudgesR – RuthS – 1 SamuelS – 2 SamuelK – 1 KingsContinuing this process for every book gives the full 66-letter sequence:GELNDJJRSSKKCCENEIJPTPJESIJLPECCGEPCTTTTHPPCCCTPPHHJJJRRThese are, in order, the initial letters of all the books from Genesis to Revelation.
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