The Maranatha puzzle competition and series came to a close before all of the initially planned puzzle books were published and released. Two puzzle books; one in search for a Key and the other in search for the Holy Grail (using the Key) were originally intended. Each of these was …
After the recent translation and publication of a lost and forgotten text by Brent Landau, one has to wonder what else remains hidden in the Vatican Library. In 2010, Landau, an expert in ancient biblical languages, published a revealing English translation of the wise men’s journey to Bethlehem, entitled Revelation …
One of the few un-debated discoveries of the Maranatha Puzzle book was an anagram found by a forum member (under the username of Synchronicity) of the tweleve website. On page xiii in the original version of the book were the words set aside from the rest. They were as follows: …
A Talmud Legend relates the remarkable tale of how Alexander the Great searched for and found the gates of Paradise on Earth. Upon his appearance, however, he was not greeted knowingly by the Guardian of the Gate. The story reveals that even the most powerful, well-known or ‘great’ men need to be humbled, just …
The Unicornis Manuscripts is a beautifully illustrated text which takes a reader on a mystical journey. As a reader passes through the pages, he learns about the mysterious history and truth behind the legendary and fascinating unicorns. A fictional tale shares the work and journal of a learned man, Magnalucius, …
The Maranatha Puzzle included seven images within its encoded text. After five encrypted pages the first image appeared. This was immediately followed by three more. The fifth, sixth and seventh image appeared after the first, second, and third chapters, respectfully. With the permission in order to do so, they are included below. …
Although there were two different parchments of the Maranatha Puzzle, they both were received by puzzlers in a folded up form and then sealed with a red wax-like substance. The back side edges of the sheet were folded inward so they touched at the center. The bottom and top then did the …
Representatives (Duncan Burden and his sister Claire) of the Maranatha Puzzle Series took part in a Book Expo in Washington D.C. on May 19th, 2006, at booth 4561. As a promotional tool, parchments were handed out during the event. These parchments (seen below) were aged looking single sheets of paper which …
All of the decoded text for the Maranatha Puzzle is scattered across public forums. In an attempt to solve the mystery, many puzzlers openly discussed possible interpretations or applications for the sentences and phrases. Below is the complete assembled text. The encoded text comprised of 156 Pig-pen characters in a 12×13 arrangement which …
During the course of the Maranatha Puzzle, clues were released on the puzzle’s website. Each month a new clue was presented to the readers. They were to “offer aid in the successful conclusion of the project.” The following is a list of those clues; similar to how they were given on the site …
