sure that each verse, word and letter were
meticulously calculated, which conferred a
rigorous consistency to the Masoretic text. It
is universally accepted today as the authentic
Hebrew Bible, having been elaborated in Tal-
mud schools between the seventh and tenth
centuries AD, with the purpose of transmitting
the true message of God to future generations.
Throughout the book, Smith describes
extensively his overall steps when it comes
to the interpretation of archaic biblical texts,
particularly verses 20-23 of Genesis 30, an
interpretation whose authenticity is assured,
not only by Ulrich, but by several other scho-
lars who in some cases may have been largely
surpassed by this self-taught investigator.
By the exhaustive and elaborated way in
which Smith describes encounters with “inte-
rested parties,” it seems he wants to use this
work to also declare his absolute ownership
over the facts mentioned here, which undou-
btedly deserve that Smith be given the glory
due to his discoveries – deciphering codes,
matrices and enigmatic sequences in the Bible.
The author tells how he dedicated the
last fifteen years unraveling that which he
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