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The Secular Web: Scientific "Proof" Of My Divinity  - http://www.infidels.org/misc/humor/my_divinity.html  Spoof of the methods of those who attempt to use gematria to prove the truth of their religion.  Mathematicians' Statement on the Bible Codes  - http://www.math.caltech.edu/code/petition.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.  Jesus Code: Uses and Abuses  - http://www.aish.com/seminars/discovery/Codes/jcode1.htm  Article criticizing the attempts by some Christians to convert Jews by claiming that references to Jesus as the messiah are encoded in the Torah.  Answering Islam: Mathematical Miracles in the Qur'an or the Bible?  - http://www.answering-islam.org.uk/Religions/Numerics  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.  In Search of Mathematical Miracles  - http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/dilugim/  Resources and information relating to Ivan Panin and his research and alleged patterns in the Torah or Qur'an.  Equidistant Letter Sequences  - http://www.execpc.com/~ronweber/els.htm  Addresses the question of whether Jesus' name is encoded in Genesis. Hebrew text examples, graphs, expert opinions, and text of the search program used.  Skeptical Inquirer: Hidden Messages and The Bible Code  - http://www.csicop.org/si/9711/bible-code.html  Article discussing the probability of finding encoded messages in a given text and giving examples as evidence for the Bible codes being mere coincidences.  Barry Simon on Torah Codes  - http://wopr.com/biblecodes/  Articles, answers to challenges, experimental data, and Real Audio and Real Video versions of a presentation given on the topic.  The Y-Files: Code Breaker  - http://www.yfiles.com/codebreaker.html  Brief article refuting previous research by the author and explaining the errors in the Bible code theory.  The Bible "Codes" - A Textual Perspective  - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jtigay/codetext.html  Discusses problems in the Torah code theories with images of Hebrew text to illustrate the ELS phenomenon.  Torah Codes - A Non-Expert's Observations  - http://www.pathguy.com/codes.htm  A Christian layman's thoughts on the Bible Code controversy, links to sites both for and against this idea.  A New Biblical Hoax  - http://www.math.temple.edu/~paulos/bibhoax.html  Brief essay comparing claims of hidden codes in the Bible or Qur'an to an illusionist's card trick.  Skeptic's Dictionary: The Bible (or Torah) Code  - http://skepdic.com/bibcode.html  Explanation of the methods used to find hidden codes, discussion of the flaws in reasoning and research involved, and links to related sites.  Bible Codes or ELS Made Simple  - http://www.nathan.co.za/biblecod.asp  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.  An Impartial Opinion on the Torah Codes  - http://www.nsli.com/.../torah/  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.  Is the Bible Code for Real?  - http://www.geocities.com/intheword1/Bible_Code.htm  Article by David Washburn on some of the problems with the theories presented in "The Bible Code."  Statistics Crack Bible Code  - http://www.themodernreligion.com/comparative/christ/bible_code.htm  Discusses the findings of the academic journal "Statistical Science" that challenge the Bible code theories.  Bible Codes  - http://www.math.toronto.edu/~drorbn/Codes/index.html  Several articles detailing research and experimentation by a mathematics professor that disprove the Bible code theories.