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Scripture by the Numbers
A statistical journey through all 66 books of the King James Bible
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I — Record Holders
The Long & The Short
Extremes across all 66 books
II — Word Counts
Words per Book
All 66 books ranked by total word count — hover a bar for details
Old Testament (39 books)
New Testament (27 books)
III — Testament Comparison
Old Testament vs New Testament
Old Testament
Books 39
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Verses —
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Avg words/verse —
Longest book —
Shortest book—
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New Testament
Books 27
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Longest book —
Shortest book—
Share of Total Words
Share of Total Verses
IV — Chapter Distribution
Chapters per Book
How many chapters does each book contain, in biblical order?
V — Verse Density
Verse Length vs Chapter Density
Each point is a book. Hover to explore. X axis: average verses per chapter — Y axis: average words per verse.
Old Testament
New Testament
VI — Rankings