Demystifying Newton and the Bible or Torah Code

The Torah Code

Most people have at least heard the term Bible Code even if they are unaware of its meaning. Tabloid papers are notorious for undermining any credibility earned by scholars in this arena, but not all of their assumptions are fabricated. Incredibly, they are the only ones regularly covering the ongoing developments. This is frustrating considering they do fabricate most of their facts and there is no way for the laymen to know the difference.

Michael Drosnin wrote a book a few years back outlining the tentative belief that there is a code within the Hebrew text known as the Torah. This won enormous attention from media, zealots, and skeptics alike. Drosnin and countless experts, including a former code breaker, agreed that there is more in the Torah than meets the eye.

The Torah Code, as it is often referred, seems to be isolated to the original Hebrew texts known as the Pentateuch. The Pentateuch is believed to have been written by Moses (though this is debated among theologians) and represents the Jewish Bible or Torah. The Pentateuch also makes up the first five books of the Christian Holy Bible. These books include: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Sir Isaac Newton

The code may have been discovered and rediscovered numerous times throughout history. It would be inane to assume none before us was clever enough to discover such a thing. The first modern record we have of Bible Code research was done by Sir Isaac Newton.

Many laymen are astounded that Newton, a renowned scientist, spent the better part of his life consumed by the decoding of the Bible. It was, at least to him, the most important work he would ever do, and yet the truth eluded him time and time again. The mathematical principals were not beyond him, but the complexity and volume of the work proved impossible to decipher.