The "And Ratio" in the Pauline Espistles Examined
G.D.O'Bradovich III
April, 2014
Epistle
Romans First Corinthians Second Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians First Thessalonians Second Thessalonians First Timothy Second Timothy Titus Philemon Total of all Epistles |
Number of Words
9,872 9,913 6,335 3,237 3,183 2,290 2,077 1,931 1,071 2,362 1,752 944 455 45,422 |
Number of "and"s
257 287 163 75 125 88 92 86 48 102 70 37 13 1,443 |
"The And Ratio"
38.41 34.54 38.87 43.16 25.46 26.02 22.58 22.45 22.31 23.16 25.03 25.51 35.00 31.48 |
Galatians
Second Corinthians Romans Philemon First Corinthians Average of all Epistles Philippians Titus Ephesians Second Timothy First Timothy Colossians First Thessalonians Second Thessalonians |
43.16
38.87 38.41 35.00 34.54 31.48 26.02 25.51 25.46 25.03 23.16 22.58 22.45 22.31 |
The standard deviation is 7.18 and this gives the range between 38.62 and 24.02. The extremes are in bold.
Galatians
Second Corinthians Romans Philemon First Corinthians Average of all Epistles Philippians Titus Ephesians Second Timothy First Timothy Colossians First Thessalonians Second Thessalonians |
43.16
38.87 38.41 35.00 34.54 31.48 26.02 25.51 25.46 25.03 23.16 22.58 22.45 22.31 |
Per Wikipeida, these letters thought to be pseudepigraphic by about 80% of scholars:
Titus
Ephesians
First Timothy
Second Timothy
The letters on which scholars are about evenly divided:
Colossians
Second Thessalonians
The questionable letters are underlined.
Titus
Ephesians
First Timothy
Second Timothy
The letters on which scholars are about evenly divided:
Colossians
Second Thessalonians
The questionable letters are underlined.
Galatians
Second Corinthians Romans Philemon First Corinthians Average of all Epistles Philippians Titus Ephesians Second Timothy First Timothy Colossians First Thessalonians Second Thessalonians |
43.16
38.87 38.41 35.00 34.54 31.48 26.02 25.51 25.46 25.03 23.16 22.58 22.45 22.31 |
All the epistles modern scholarship questions have a lower ratio than the average of the works according to our analysis. We will refine our work by utilizing the "We ratio".
Epistle We Us Our Ours Ourselves Total The "We Ratio"
Romans
First Corinthians Second Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians First Thessalonians Second Thessalonians First Timothy Second Timothy Titus Philemon Total of all Epistles |
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65.81
84.01 27.79 83.00 72.34 190.83 103.85 19.91 23.28 138.94 97.33 55.53 65.00 61.71 |
Philippians
First Timothy Colossians Second Timothy First Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Romans Philemon Average of all Epistles Titus Second Corinthians Second Thessalonians First Thessalonians |
190.83
138.94 103.85 97.33 84.01 83.00 72.34 65.81 65.00 55.87 55.53 27.79 23.28 19.91 |
Epistle Thou Thee Thy Thine Thyself Total The "You Ratio"
Romans
First Corinthians Second Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians First Thessalonians Second Thessalonians First Timothy Second Timothy Titus Philemon Total of all Epistles |
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103.92
300.39 2,111.67 269.75 636.60 2,290.00 1,038.5 - - 63.84 44.92 104.89 15.69 171.40 |
First Thessalonians
Second Thessalonians Philippians Second Corinthians Colossians Ephesians First Corinthians Galatians Average of all Epistles Titus Romans First Timothy Second Timothy Philemon |
NA
NA 2,290.00 2,111.67 1,038.50 636.60 300.39 269.75 171.40 104.89 103.92 63.84 44.92 15.69 |
We Ratio You Ratio
Philippians
First Timothy Colossians Second Timothy First Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Romans Philemon Average of all Epistles Titus Second Corinthians Second Thessalonians First Thessalonians |
190.83
138.94 103.85 97.33 84.01 83.00 72.34 65.81 65.00 55.87 55.53 27.79 23.28 19.91 |
First Thessalonians
Second Thessalonians Philippians Second Corinthians Colossians Ephesians First Corinthians Galatians Average of all Epistles Titus Romans First Timothy Second Timothy Philemon |
NA
NA 2,290.00 2,111.67 1,038.50 636.60 300.39 269.75 171.40 104.89 103.92 63.84 44.92 15.69 |
The lower the "We Ratio", the more boastful. The lower the "You Ratio", the more condescending.
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