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All human languages have patterns, and, when a spoken language is put into written form, many of its patterns are more easily noticed.

All human languages have patterns, and, when a spoken language is put into written form, many of its patterns are more easily noticed.

Among those who believe that at least some of the subtextual patterns in the Bible are unique to literature, there is the contention that one or more profound dynamics are uniquely involved in these patterns in the Bible. For example, there is the idea that prose records which are wholly true may naturally contain patterns of subtext which are not found in faulty or fictional prose, and that, if this is so, then a wholly true prose record of the origins of humanity, of its nations, and of God's own nation may naturally contain subtextual patterns which are unique to literature.

Among those who believe that at least some of the subtextual patterns in the Bible are unique to literature, there is the contention that one or more profound dynamics are uniquely involved in these patterns in the Bible. For example, there is the idea that prose records which are wholly true may naturally contain particular patterns of subtext which are not found in faulty or fictional prose, and that, if this is so, then a wholly true prose record of the origins of humanity, of its nations, and of God's own nation may naturally contain certain subtextual patterns which are unique to literature.

'''On the conservative side''', there is a wide acceptance of the idea that some of the subtext patterns in the Bible, specifically in the [[Pentateuch]], were created by the original Hebrew scribes in order to help preserve the exactness to which the texts were copied, and to detect inferior copies that might be made by ignorant or nefarious persons.  However, [[evangelical Christians]] largely reject the idea that the Bible codes have any meaning beyond that,<ref>[http://www.cft.org.za/news/davinci/response.htm A Christian Response to "The Bible Code"]</ref> some going as far as to call pursuit of numerological codes in the Bible 'occult' and 'Satanic'.<ref>http://www.christianmediaresearch.com/cmc-31.html</ref> Specifically, critics draw parallels between the theory of 'Bible codes' and ancient [[Gnostic]] [[Heresy|heresies]], condemned by the Church since the [[Apostolic Age]]: the essential attribute of Gnostic teachings was the idea of a special hidden doctrine, accessible only to the elite. The [[early Church]], on the contrary, held that Christ's teachings - and the whole of God's revelation - are open and available to all men.  

'''On the conservative side''', there is a wide acceptance of the idea that some of the subtext patterns in the Bible, specifically in the [[Pentateuch]], were created by the original Hebrew scribes in order to help preserve the exactness to which the texts were copied, and to detect inferior copies that might be made by ignorant or nefarious persons.  However, [[evangelical Christians]] largely reject the idea that the Bible codes have any meaning beyond that,<ref>[http://www.cft.org.za/news/davinci/response.htm A Christian Response to "The Bible Code"]</ref> some going as far as to call pursuit of numerological codes in the Bible 'occult' and 'Satanic'.<ref>http://www.christianmediaresearch.com/cmc-31.html</ref> Specifically, critics draw parallels between the theory of 'Bible codes' and ancient [[Gnostic]] [[Heresy|heresies]], condemned by the Church since the [[Apostolic Age]]: the essential attribute of Gnostic teachings was the idea of a special hidden doctrine, accessible only to the elite. The [[early Church]], on the contrary, held that Christ's teachings - and the whole of God's revelation - are open and available to all men.