![]() ![]() However, it has been further suggested that distant reading might represent a fruitful methodology for the history of religions as well. ![]() Over the last several years, these methods have become widely popular in the digital humanities and are referred to under the umbrella term “distant reading,” especially in respect to the macroanalysis of English literature. ![]() ![]() On a more general level, we also attempt to demonstrate the applicability of these types of methods for the study of early Christian history in general. Therefore, the first aim of this study is to use selected methods of quantitative text analysis (QTA), which are based on standardized tools and algorithms from the fields of computational linguistics, information retrieval, and digital humanities, to explore whether these methods can help us to decide which of these two views – commonly based on more traditional exegetical interpretations – is better grounded in evidence. Attempts to contribute to the ongoing scholarly debate concerning the relationship between the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of John: While one group of scholars emphasizes the similarities between the two, others highlight the differences. ![]()
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