The "We Ratio" in the Pauline Epistles Examined
G.D.O'Bradovich III
April, 2014
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Epistle
Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 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 |
2
Galatians
2 Corinthians Romans Philemon 1 Corinthians Average of all Epistles Philippians Titus Ephesians 2 Timothy 1 Timothy Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 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 |
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The standard deviation is 7.18 and this gives the range between 38.62 and 24.02. The extremes are in bold.
Galatians
2 Corinthians Romans Philemon First Corinthians Average of all Epistles Philippians Titus Ephesians 2 Timothy 1 Timothy Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 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 |
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Per Wikipeida, these letters thought to be pseudepigraphic by about 80% of scholars:
Titus
Ephesians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
The letters on which scholars are about evenly divided:
Colossians
2 Thessalonians
The questionable letters are underlined.
Titus
Ephesians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
The letters on which scholars are about evenly divided:
Colossians
2 Thessalonians
The questionable letters are underlined.
Galatians
2 Corinthians Romans Philemon 1 Corinthians Average of all Epistles Philippians Titus Ephesians 2 Timothy 1 Timothy Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 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.
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We will refine our work by utilizing the "We ratio".
Epistle
Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thess 2 Thess 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Total of all Epistles |
We
81 70 116 26 16 3 7 48 17 6 6 4 1 401 |
Us
33 19 49 12 16 4 8 21 8 2 6 6 - 184 |
Our
32 27 45 - 12 5 5 27 18 9 5 6 6 197 |
Ours
- 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 3 |
Ourselves
4 1 17 1 - - - 1 3 - - 1 - 28 |
Total
150 118 228 39 44 12 20 20 46 17 18 17 7 813 |
The
"We Ratio" 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 |
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The items in Section 5 ordered from the highest ratio to the lowest ratio:
Philippians
1 Timothy Colossians 2 Timothy 1 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Romans Philemon Average of all Epistles Titus 2 Corinthians 2 Thessalonians 1 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 |
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Epistle
Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thess 2 Thess 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Philemon Total of all Epistles |
Thou
53 23 - 7 2 - 2 - - 14 18 3 6 128 |
Thee
12 3 3 1 2 1 - - - 11 13 5 14 65 |
Thy
20 6 - 2 1 - - - - 4 7 - 8 48 |
Thine
4 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 7 |
Thyself
6 - - 2 - - - - - 7 1 1 - 17 |
Total
95 33 3 12 5 1 2 - - 37 39 9 29 265 |
The "You Ratio"
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 |
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1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians Philippians 2 Corinthians Colossians Ephesians 1 Corinthians Galatians Average of all Epistles Titus Romans 1 Timothy 2 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 |
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Philippians 1 Timothy Colossians 2 Timothy 1 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Romans Philemon Average of all Epistles Titus 2 Corinthians 2 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians |
We Ratio
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 |
1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians Philippians 2 Corinthians Colossians Ephesians 1 Corinthians Galatians Average of all Epistles Titus Romans 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Philemon |
You Ratio
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. Therefore, the Epistle to Titus is unique in that it is both boastful and condescending.