# Why is the Bible in code?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 11, 2002, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bible-in-code/113399 "2002-06-11T04:57:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2002, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bible-in-code/113399/21 "2002-06-13T05:48:38Z")

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Numerology was actually a common code for many ancient writers, especially those who feared censure and persecution.  
In Revelations, or so I’ve been told, 666 = Caesar Nero (he’s also the beast with the wounded head, who many Christians feared would return from the dead to wreak more horror upon them)

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bible-in-code/113399/22 "2002-06-14T04:21:43Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Hayduke Lives!! \*  
> Anywho, I’m forced to attend a Catholic school, and am required to take at least one “faith based” class per semester.

Edgewood H.S.? 🙂

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