What is the source of patterns in the Biblical text, and what is their purpose? Questions such as these were posed by many lay people, clergy, and scholars who read the author's 1987 first edition of In Search of the Biblical Order. That volume—the result of nine years of study, research, and preparation, and the only known book on the subject of patterns in the Biblical text at that time—focused on the presentation of data, rather than delving into the meaning and implication of pattern discovery.

Now, following 25 years of further study and data accumulation, the author explains the meaning and significance of textual patterns in the Bible, while addressing the far-reaching implications of these patterns for the origin, authenticity, and quality of the Biblical text we have today.

The author delves into the mysteries of divine revelation, the shape of divine communication, the Biblical text as an art form, and his lifelong pursuit of the divine style. Based on the astonishing accuracy of Codex Leningradensis, he presents the most important internal evidence confirming the authenticity of Daniel, Genesis, and other books of the Old Testament since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The author defends long-ignored textual evidence that Revelation teaches the same forensic Doctrine of Justification found in Romans, 2 Corinthians, and Galatians.

This new edition contains 320 pages in an 8½ x 11-inch format. It includes a new translation of the Book of Revelation, typeset in aesthetic pattern format, a list of works cited, 620 footnotes, a full index, 161 tables of examples, and quotes or references the Bible more than 4,000 times.