Numerology of the Titles

by Henry Elders

There's always an argument for beginning at the beginning. What do we discover if we calculate the numerological value of TBB's principal titles?
 
 

T
H
E
=
=
=
20
8
5
=
33
6

 
B
O
O
M
E
R
=
=
=
=
2
15
15
13
5
18
=
68
14
5

B
I
B
L
E
=
=
=
2
9
2
12
5
=
30
3

Added and reduced, this becomes:
 
 

     
T
H
E
=
33
6
B
O
O
M
E
R
=
14
5
 
B
I
B
L
E
=
30
3
           
=
77
14
           
=
14
5

You've got to admit, it's interesting; if you follow the link in the Articles, the title of TBB references itself and a list of its books. This has to be more than coincidence. As we move on to the testaments, it's probably worthwhile to look at "testament" by itself first.
 
 

T
E
S
T
A
M
E
N
T
=
=
=
20
5
19
20
1
13
5
14
20
=
117
9

Since a testament is a contract or agreement, we must concede that there's meaning in the description of 9 as conveying a sense of "obligations."

We can now look at Past, Present, and Punk:
 
 

P
A
S
T
=
=
=
=
16
1
19
20
=
56
11
2

 
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
=
=
=
=
16
18
5
19
5
14
20
=
97
16
7

 
P
U
N
K
=
=
=
16
21
14
11
=
62
8

Of course, the presence of "U" in "Punk" confronts us once again with the blur. The alternative outcome is:
 
 

P
V
N
K
=
=
=
16
22
14
11
=
63
9

Before we combine these, it's worth pointing out that adding "Testament" to each of these does not change the final outcome. In the former two cases, the additional word merely returns us to the penultimate calculation. But should we add in the word "the"? The answer is yes. Why? Because TBB cares which of the articles we apply. Past and present use "the". Punk uses "A". Therefore it matters.  What happens when we do it?
 
 

           
T
H
E
=
6
         
P
A
S
T
=
2
T
E
S
T
A
M
E
N
T
=
9
                 
=
17
                 
=
8

 
           
T
H
E
=
6
   
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
=
7
T
E
S
T
A
M
E
N
T
=
9
                 
=
22
                 
=
4

 
               
A
=
1
         
P
U
N
K
=
8
T
E
S
T
A
M
E
N
T
=
9
                 
=
18
                 
=
9

Or, of course:
 
 

               
A
=
1
         
P
V
N
K
=
9
T
E
S
T
A
M
E
N
T
=
9
                 
=
19
                 
=
10

The alternatives mean we can add these together in three different ways:
 
 

The Past Testament
=
8
8
8
The Present Testament
=
4
4
4
A Punk Testament
=
9
10
1
 
=
21
22
13
 
=
3
4
4

The middle column is quite enticing, but if we're being strict with ourselves, we probably have to use the righthand column instead because of the single-digit precedent. We can also throw The Book of Harrier Brayer into the mix:
 
 

T
H
E
=
=
=
20
8
5
=
33
6

 
B
O
O
K
=
=
=
2
15
15
11
=
43
7

 
O
F
=
=
=
15
6
=
21
3

 
H
A
R
R
I
E
R
=
=
=
=
8
1
18
16
9
5
18
=
77
14
5

 
B
R
A
Y
E
R
=
=
=
=
2
18
1
25
5
18
=
69
15
6

This adds to:
 
 

       
T
H
E
=
6
     
B
O
O
K
=
7
         
O
F
=
3
H
A
R
R
I
E
R
=
5
 
B
R
A
Y
E
R
=
6
             
=
27
             
=
9

If we now add this to the testaments, we arrive at:
 

The Past Testament
=
8
8
The Present Testament
=
4
4
A Punk Testament
=
9
1
The Book of Harrier Brayer
 =
9
9
 
=
30
22
 
=
3
4

The 30 hearkens back to "Bible" at the beginning of this piece. The 22, however, appears to be making a statement of its own about the whole of TBB.