Comments on: Wordle – Fun Tool for Word Frequency Visualization http://www.foolishcross.com/wordle-fun-tool-for-word-frequency-visualization/ Engaging culture with the foolishness of the cross. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:53:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gary http://www.foolishcross.com/wordle-fun-tool-for-word-frequency-visualization/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Gary Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:45:47 +0000 http://www.foolishcross.com/wordle-fun-tool-for-word-frequency-visualization/#comment-182 Yes, wordle.net is a great tool for re-exploring familiar scriptures. We have been creating some enhanced wordles (post processing them with photo filters, lighting and other tools to make them more interesting) of LDS religious texts, including the Bible. I noticed our version of Genesis Chapter 1 had some differences with yours (you prominently feature "according", "expanse", "livestock", etc.) then I realized you must be using a revised version of the bible. Our wordle of Genesis Chapter 1 from the King James version is pretty striking. http://www.mormonwordles.com/2010/genesis-chapter-1-lighted.html If you are really looking to get a feel for emphasis from word repetitions in your Bible study, you might be better off with the King James version (or move to the original Hebrew if taken to the extreme). gary mormonwordles.com Yes, wordle.net is a great tool for re-exploring familiar scriptures. We have been creating some enhanced wordles (post processing them with photo filters, lighting and other tools to make them more interesting) of LDS religious texts, including the Bible. I noticed our version of Genesis Chapter 1 had some differences with yours (you prominently feature “according”, “expanse”, “livestock”, etc.) then I realized you must be using a revised version of the bible. Our wordle of Genesis Chapter 1 from the King James version is pretty striking.
http://www.mormonwordles.com/2010/genesis-chapter-1-lighted.html

If you are really looking to get a feel for emphasis from word repetitions in your Bible study, you might be better off with the King James version (or move to the original Hebrew if taken to the extreme).

gary
mormonwordles.com

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