Mathematical Analysis of the Gospels

Abstract

This Bible study examines the words spoken by Jesus in the four gospels using a series of mathematical techniques. The results are a demonstration of how to do a three dimensional analysis on this type of text and a pair of offset bell curves. The offset in the bell curves indicate greater social maturity in the actions related to unifying than in actions that divide.

Description

This Bible study uses linear trend analysis to search for patterns in the way themes, roles, developmental stages, actions and dualism are used in the words spoken by Jesus in the four gospels. The linear trends are consistent except when examining the use of developmental stages. The analysis of developmental stages implies there is a normal distribution of the data with two subsets offset slightly. It appears that greater social maturity is conveyed in actions that unify than is used in actions that divide.

Category

Non-Fiction > Religion and Spirituality > Christianity

Key Words

Bible, developmental psychology, dualism, disciple, God, helping others, Jesus, judgment, linear trend, normal distribution, redeemer, roles, theology

Plan

Create a spreadsheet to track verses with roles and stages.

Add verbs (like the Job study).

Ignore allegory – Augustine City of God goes too far.

Outline

Overview

Terms

Define themes

Define theology

Define the four roles

Define stages

Introduce actions

Define and illustrate each action, role and stage

Compare and contrast theology theme in Matthew and John on all 9 actions

Define dualism

Method

Searching for big exceptions

Introduce text analysis

Explain difficulties and recommend phrases not verses

Introduce line charts, columnar charts

Introduce linear regression

Introduce bell curves

Results

This is the heart of the work, so make this really tight as if it is a journal article itself

Show the bell curves and explain importance of the offset – which is also in bar and whisker.

Show the same data in a bar and whisker chart.

Explain that redeemer includes stage six, plus. Judgment can only encompass stage six under dualism. Homicide, patricide, genocide, annihilation – progressive insanity.

Elaborate on the refinement of judgment from destruction to discernment.

The right interpretation must include all layers.

90% culture, 9% tradition only 1% theology.

Kingdom is stage six or higher, but each generation starts over at stage 1.

Culture is focused on stage three and stage four.

Discipleship to reach alignment.

Alignment is like salt. Not the same without it.

Need layers to reach everyone and lead individuals forward.

Elaborate on alignment.

Overview for Roles says “vengeful judge and unconditional redeemer”.

Stage three is incomplete expression of faith.

Utopian dilemma?

Appendix A Technique for Themes

Appendix B Technique for Roles

Appendix C Technique for Stages

Appendix D Technique for Actions

Appendix E Technique for Dualism

Appendix F: Technique for Delving Deeper

(follow outline for main body)

Appendix G: The Word Tree

Appendix H: Bibliography

Appendix I: Data from the Spreadsheet

(Dump to CSV then import)

Proof a couple more times.

Clone the spreadsheet, delete the “text” and upload to my website.

Write the abstract.

Follow the checklist and get this one published.