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3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated
Paperback, 268 pages
Published
April 1st 1991
by A-R Editions
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A truly beautiful book. The thesis Professor Knuth begins with is "can one gain a sufficient understanding of the Bible (and my extension, Christianity) by a study of random verses?" His answer is "yes." He chose the 16th verse of the 3rd chapter of each book of the Bible because he knew that John 3:16 was a winner, and if all the others were less interesting, he'd have at least one "good one" to talk about. Turns out all of them were very good, each in its own way. In all he studied 59 verses,...more
I enjoyed reading this book, and I go back to read parts of it repeatedly. It is a personal interpretation of these biblical texts by a man who quite possibly is the most influential computer scientist of the 20th century. He decided to examine the 16th verse of the 3rd chapter of every book in the protestant Bible, if such verse exists. Dr. Knuth's personal faith is evident from the text.
Not only is this book well-written, but it also contains reproductions of art work designed to illuminate th...more
Not only is this book well-written, but it also contains reproductions of art work designed to illuminate th...more
Knuth, not only a computer scientist but a preacher, has brief meditations on each Biblical 3:16 passage. Where ther isn't a 3:16, but there is a following chapter, the meditation is from the appropriate place counting into chapter 4!
And each passage has some sumptuous calligraphy provided. A fine book, in content, presentation and aesthetics.
And each passage has some sumptuous calligraphy provided. A fine book, in content, presentation and aesthetics.
Recommended for typography aficionados, scriptural exegetes, and computer programmers. An unlikely combination.
Knuth's other book on this theme, "Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About", is much more content filled if you are interested in the methodology and idea behind the 3:16 project, which I found fascinating. This book is a culmination of that work and reads more like a daily meditation, with a few pages on each 3:16 verse in the Bible. It is accompanied by *lovely* calligraphy for each verse, which makes it a feast for the eyes. Very much recommended as a devotional.
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Donald Ervin Knuth, born January 10th 1938, is a renowned computer scientist and Professor Emeritus of the Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University.
Author of the seminal multi-volume work The Art of Computer Programming ("TAOCP"), Knuth has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms, contributing to the development of, and systematizing formal mathematical techniques for, th...more
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Author of the seminal multi-volume work The Art of Computer Programming ("TAOCP"), Knuth has been called the "father" of the analysis of algorithms, contributing to the development of, and systematizing formal mathematical techniques for, th...more
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