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Gematria and Theomatics
Websites
Spoof of the methods of those who attempt to use gematria to prove the truth of their religion.
http://www.infidels.org/misc/humor/my_divinity.html
Assertion that the Bible and Torah code theories are unsubstantiated, signed by professors or holders of PhDs in the area of mathematics or statistics.
http://www.math.caltech.edu/code/petition.html
Article criticizing the attempts by some Christians to convert Jews by claiming that references to Jesus as the messiah are encoded in the Torah.
http://www.aish.com/seminars/discovery/Codes/jcode1.htm
A variety of articles and resources criticizing claims of codes in the Qur'an and Bible as well as links to sites proposing such ideas.
http://www.answering-islam.org.uk/Religions/Numerics
Resources and information relating to Ivan Panin and his research and alleged patterns in the Torah or Qur'an.
http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/
Addresses the question of whether Jesus' name is encoded in Genesis. Hebrew text examples, graphs, expert opinions, and text of the search program used.
http://www.execpc.com/~ronweber/els.htm
Articles, answers to challenges, experimental data, and Real Audio and Real Video versions of a presentation given on the topic.
http://wopr.com/biblecodes/
Brief article refuting previous research by the author and explaining the errors in the Bible code theory.
http://www.yfiles.com/codebreaker.html
Discusses problems in the Torah code theories with images of Hebrew text to illustrate the ELS phenomenon.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jtigay/codetext.html
A Christian layman's thoughts on the Bible Code controversy, links to sites both for and against this idea.
http://www.pathguy.com/codes.htm
Brief essay comparing claims of hidden codes in the Bible or Qur'an to an illusionist's card trick.
http://www.math.temple.edu/~paulos/bibhoax.html
Explanation of the methods used to find hidden codes, discussion of the flaws in reasoning and research involved, and links to related sites.
http://skepdic.com/bibcode.html
Explanation of techniques for finding codes and discussion of the limitations of the popular code-finding software and the theory in general. From a Christian perspective.
http://www.nathan.co.za/biblecod.asp
Discussion of the problems in Michael Drosnin's book "The Bible Code," examples of hidden messages in "Treasure Island," and an explanation of the illogic behind claims made by some proponents of gematria.
http://www.nsli.com/.../torah/
Article by David Washburn on some of the problems with the theories presented in "The Bible Code."
http://www.geocities.com/intheword1/Bible_Code.htm
Discusses the findings of the academic journal "Statistical Science" that challenge the Bible code theories.
http://www.themodernreligion.com...omparative/christ/bible_code.htm
Several articles detailing research and experimentation by a mathematics professor that disprove the Bible code theories.
http://www.math.toronto.edu/~drorbn/Codes/index.html