Submitted by spicer2 t3_106mzab in dataisbeautiful
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spicer2 OP t1_j3hcy3m wrote
Data source: COCA (Corpus of contemporary American English)
Tools used: Excel
Methodology: I'm most interested in applying data viz/data journalism techniques to areas that don't traditionally receive them. I was curious to see if there was a way to measure the relative cultural impact of different parts of the Bible and this is the best I came up with.
I looked up the name of each book in COCA with a wildcard, then scrolled down to find the verse with the highest tally. Obviously it's only a sample of all published media (even if a big one) and doesn't include sermons afaik, but I looking at this, I think it's a pretty good representation of the whole.
cqlahamin t1_j3hd6w0 wrote
John 3:16 - “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Genesis 1:1 - “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.“
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Architectronica t1_j3hecj4 wrote
I would have expected Hosea 8:7 to be on this list.
frodeem t1_j3hel4y wrote
Austin 3:16 - I just whipped your ass!
JPAnalyst t1_j3hf2vn wrote
What happens to John 3:16 data without football end zones? Can you rerun the numbers excluding that?
restore_democracy t1_j3hfftm wrote
Good old Haggai 2:23-
‘On that day,' declares the Lord of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, My servant,' declares the Lord , ‘and I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you,'" declares the Lord of hosts.
KungFuHamster t1_j3hi7d8 wrote
I'm surprised I don't see Ezekiel 23:20 on there.
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alsimoneau t1_j3hld4f wrote
It would be nice to have the verse written somewhere, otherwise this doesn't tell you anything.
Proper_Lawfulness_37 t1_j3hniv7 wrote
You know what you rarely see bible thumpers preaching? Matthew 19:24.
bizkitmaker13 t1_j3hoe9e wrote
XD Ezekiel 25:17 made the list. I know basically nothing of the bible except that.
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somethinggoeshere11 t1_j3hquga wrote
I came here for Ezekiel 25:17.
BackintheDeity t1_j3hr6xr wrote
"Fuck around, find out" - Moses
iamtherealandy t1_j3hr86p wrote
I love that the most “open minded” generations ever born are completely closed minded (or not interested) about this data.
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historyteacher48 t1_j3hvbyv wrote
Surprised Revelations 6:8 missed the cut.
ThrowAway126498 t1_j3hvnlw wrote
Where’s the Golden Rule? I would have that it would be one of the more popular ones.
Bugsarecool2 t1_j3hvxce wrote
Joel represents well considering most Christians don’t even know it exists!
igotnocandyforyou t1_j3hyrph wrote
Difficult but not impossible. The eye of a needle was just a low height door at the bottom of a fortification. Edit: I now know this is not true. Thanks reddit.
Libertas-Vel-Mors t1_j3hyupn wrote
Definitely not Joel Osteen
The_Flint_Metal_Man t1_j3i720b wrote
Is the verse about horse cock on here? I can’t remember what it is.
DodgerWalker t1_j3i7usx wrote
Has Ecclesiastes never been quoted?
aaaanoon t1_j3i86g0 wrote
Off topic, but I'm curious if any libraries place the old and new testament in the fiction section?
Alfalfa-Similar t1_j3i9p62 wrote
King james version? what version of the bible?
1000010100011110 t1_j3ia1n0 wrote
Yo that's a bs rationalization made by people who don't want to believe that Jesus meant what he said about wealth. The whole idea of the metaphor of the camel and the eye of a needle is the absurdity and impossibility of such an action. Compare to a similar image that Jesus used when condemning some Pharisees for their hypocrisy about he Law: "You strain a gnat but swallow a camel"- the reference being to the practice of straining water for gnats to avoid ingesting the non-kosher insects, and that they do those sorts of things but violate major principles of the Law of Moses.
1000010100011110 t1_j3iatp1 wrote
No more than they would put the Odessey or the Upanishads in the fiction section. Much more likely to go in classic literature or religious subsections within nonfiction
igotnocandyforyou t1_j3ibx29 wrote
My favorite quote from Issa is, "yo that's a bs rationalization."
Zombieattackr t1_j3ii9a2 wrote
Fr tho, best use of a Bible quote I’ve ever seen in a movie.
Flaky-Builder-1537 t1_j3iirle wrote
That was the first bible verse I memorized as a kid, my dad always told me it was an important one to keep in your heart. Wealth isn’t necessarily a bad thing its just what you do with it and if it changes you. Unfortunately its easy to be corrupted when you become extraordinary wealthy.
Dawashingtonian t1_j3ilg03 wrote
the Tim Tebow effect is CRAZY here
Useful-Arm-5231 t1_j3in6ut wrote
It's not in the Bible, at least not in those exact words
Nathan256 t1_j3iocxd wrote
Maybe not in the data set
SquiffSquiff t1_j3iqaga wrote
Well it would be Matthew 7:12 but it didn't make the chart according to OPs calculations
meeyeam t1_j3irdjj wrote
And I came here for a Big Kahuna Burger.
HungHung_ t1_j3is6h6 wrote
Everyone who grew up in church knows John 3:16 by heart
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TpMeNUGGET t1_j3iyyid wrote
There’s no way psalm 23 has been quoted less than 4 times. It’s been quoted in so many war movies, plus a Coolio song.
Glad_Possibility7937 t1_j3izhgx wrote
I quote it loads when talking about software I've written. Usually Ecclesiastes 1
Charming_Television6 t1_j3j0gs8 wrote
Right! I was wondering the same thing. “A time for…” blah blah blah HAS to have been quoted. I wonder if it was omitted accidentally.
deeseearr t1_j3j24n2 wrote
Sir, this is a Wendy's.
deeseearr t1_j3j2irw wrote
The [Klingon Language Version], naturally. Everyone knows that KLV is the definitive one.
"vaD joH'a' vaj loved the qo', vetlh ghaH nobta' Daj wa' je neH puqloD, vetlh 'Iv HartaH Daq ghaH should ghobe' chIlqu', 'ach ghaj eternal yIn."
deeseearr t1_j3j2tgl wrote
Ezekiel 23:20. But I don't know anything about that.
quitegonegenie t1_j3j2tod wrote
You'd think it would have been. It was the basis for a major pop song in the '60s, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" by The Byrds.
somethinggoeshere11 t1_j3j34jg wrote
That’s a tasty burger. Mind if I wash it down with your beverage?
DodgerWalker t1_j3j5aa9 wrote
Yeah, that was what I was thinking of, plus “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas.
Xerun1 t1_j3j5j7e wrote
I feel like Matthew 21:17 should really be on here
deeseearr t1_j3jbusk wrote
Ah, yes. Pornhub 3:16.
Proper_Lawfulness_37 t1_j3jcd15 wrote
Cite your sources. What evidence do you have for it being a reference to a gate? Or is that just something you heard someone say? Because here’s a pretty sound argument, including textual analysis of the three gospels who mention it as well as an archaeological reference search to debunk that: https://classictheology.org/2021/10/12/through-the-eye-of-an-actual-needle-the-fake-gate-theory/
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CatchmanJ t1_j3jdas9 wrote
Is Ecclesiastes no longer a book?
Mendicant__ t1_j3jiw8i wrote
Certainly not interested in hearing somebody wail about it.
KiwasiGames t1_j3jj640 wrote
It’s not really fiction in the library sense. Fiction is designed to be read mostly for pleasure. The bible would most likely end up in a non fiction reference section on religion and/or myth.
Non-fiction generally doesn’t mean “scientifically true”. It’s more about why someone would read a book. Especially down the lower end of the Dewey scale you will find a lot of odd ducks.
eazy_64 t1_j3jjc5x wrote
What does Marsellus Wallace look like?
deeseearr t1_j3jprsw wrote
Hamburgers. The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast.
d_willie t1_j3jrv5s wrote
Unfortunately it shares a book with the Pulp Fiction one. But it's a favourite for sure.
For the uninitiated:
"There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses."
igotnocandyforyou t1_j3js460 wrote
Thanks for the motivation to look this up. Amazing how someone told me about the small fortification entrance several years ago, but it was never true.
LickingAWindow t1_j3juhwa wrote
Oooo aren't you all cool and edgy
goldleader71 t1_j3jvxg3 wrote
There is a whole book of these references.
charleychaplinman21 t1_j3jwfua wrote
I love Matthew 19:22. Right before JC said this, a rich kid “went away sad,” then he turns to his disciples and delivers the camel line.
OrangesAreGood69 t1_j3jwnvs wrote
r/atheism user spotted
goldleader71 t1_j3jwvur wrote
They are all lower than I would expect.
mattmelb69 t1_j3jz59i wrote
Ha, if there was going to be a verse from Ezekiel, I would have guessed 23:20 (“she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys, and whose emission was like that of horses”)
mattmelb69 t1_j3jzrz1 wrote
I’ve also heard that the words for ‘camel’ and ‘rope’ are very similar, in both Greek and Aramaic; so it’s a pun, and a clever bilingual one at that.
Also, hyperbole was a big part of Jesus’ speaking style (eg “if your right hand offends you, cut it off” - Matt 5:30)
insufferableninja t1_j3k1rl2 wrote
It was rewritten and extended by Tarantino.
Here the actual verse: >I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them
JusMayhem t1_j3k1vci wrote
I had to write the Book of Job in it’s entirety as punishment in my catholic elementary school.
I was a mischievous kid so I wrote it a lot.
Can’t quote it to save my life but I remember the gist of the story better than anything else in that book lol
lovely_ginger t1_j3k281i wrote
Yeah Psalm 23 is conspicuously missing, if the source is movies/TV/music; if the source is more news/commentary, then I’d expect Psalm 139 would make the list.
Zombieattackr t1_j3k2ber wrote
Yeahh I know, but still, it’s a great quote, and it’s heavily Bible inspired at the very least.
lovely_ginger t1_j3k4kbb wrote
Yeah it’s not a real Biblical quote though… at best it’s a paraphrased compilation of several different verses.
detective_bigfoot t1_j3k6apc wrote
Oy, where’s Maccabees? I didn’t know this was a Protestant sub.
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AgnosticAsian t1_j3kaygn wrote
I guess not everyone shares my interest in Psalms. Those verses vibe real hard.
mathgrrl t1_j3kd7v6 wrote
I was totally looking for Ecclesiastes, and am quite disappointed that it appears to be missing. So much beautiful poetry in that book.
mathgrrl t1_j3kdba4 wrote
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
daird1 t1_j3kdo3y wrote
It has at least once that I can think of. The Dresden Files, Ghost Story.
anonymous6494 t1_j3kekqm wrote
And he went out of the city into Bethany, and he lodged there?
mariuszmie t1_j3kg4ot wrote
All meaningless ravings of bronze/iron/Middle Ages
YouSummonedAStrawman t1_j3kimc7 wrote
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> Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Valyrian_Tinfoil t1_j3kmhmd wrote
This video logically defeats itself and forego’s the entire narrative of the Bible that they’re mocking for the sake of repeating the phrase “finely tuned”.
“The universe and most of the planet can’t support life.” then proceeds to show a plant growing out of a crack in the sidewalk…
Also, the vid is called Atheism Comedy, but it had zero humor in it lmao—mockery is just insulting if it’s not funny, not matter how “intellectual” you think the veneer of said mocking is.
SmallIslandBrother t1_j3kqr1x wrote
Imaging have a package so impressive that it’s in the Bible along with how the world was created
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Xerun1 t1_j3ktd78 wrote
Yeah! Think about it
TeaandandCoffee t1_j3kvx8c wrote
A planet ain't comparable to a bloody sidewalk.
I do trust there's likely no comedy in the video
ar243 t1_j3kz6my wrote
Reddit atheists have got to be the most annoying people to inhabit the planet
ar243 t1_j3kzg8y wrote
A real banger of a verse
jamine3 t1_j3lbdop wrote
is that it? wow... thought it would be profound. ive smelled farts that provoked more thought
Useful-Arm-5231 t1_j3lg7t9 wrote
Thanks for that, I had always thought the golden rule came from another source, I was wrong.
sexmormon-throwaway t1_j3lhd98 wrote
everybody who watches NFL football knows it's in the endzone
YouSummonedAStrawman t1_j3lqvs3 wrote
It’s such an easy look up? Why did you post so confidently if you didn’t know?
Useful-Arm-5231 t1_j3lrafk wrote
It's something I actually thought I had heard before. I'm BLM, Borderline Mongloid. I apologize
restore_democracy t1_j3lrian wrote
I’m really curious the context in which this would be quoted in the media.
restore_democracy t1_j3lrret wrote
All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
restore_democracy t1_j3ls13u wrote
“Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.” - Methuselah
restore_democracy t1_j3ls7n7 wrote
As many have lodged there before.
miclugo t1_j3m4y2g wrote
These seem off to me. Ruth 1:1, for example, is basically "hey, there were some people a long time ago". My guess for Ruth would be Ruth 1:16, "Your people will be my people and your God my God." - that might not be the most quoted verse but surely it's more quoted than the first one.
thatdaude t1_j3nrbnd wrote
"And you remember ... Matthew ... 21:17"
Yacobeam t1_j3ufbt0 wrote
Philippians 4:13 has to be more than that when Tim Tebow played at Florida
AnonymousShitposter6 t1_j6ewc6p wrote
I personally prefer John 1:14
brooklynscholar t1_j3hcq79 wrote
stone cold steve austin is to be credited with 3:16