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https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/violence-more-common-in-bible-than-quran-text-analysis-reveals-a6863381.htmlPublished by: INDEPENDENT on 9 Feb 2016
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The Old Testament was found to be more than twice as violent as the Quran Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice An analysis into whether the Quran is more violent than the Bible found killing anddestruction occur more frequently in the Christian texts than the Islamic.
Investigating whether the Quran really is more violent than its Judeo-Christian counterparts, software engineer Tom Anderson processed the text of the Holy books to find which contained the most violence.
In a blog post, Mr Anderson explains: "The project was inspired by the ongoing public debate around whether or not terrorism connected with Islamic fundamentalism reflects something inherently and distinctly violent about Islam compared to other major religions."
Using text analytics software he had developed, named Odin Text, he analysed both the New International Version of both the Old and New Testaments as well as an [...]
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Who are Independent?The Independent is a prominent British online newspaper that originally grew to fame as a high-quality national print broadsheet. True to its name, it was established to offer an objective, politically unaligned alternative to the heavily biased traditional British press.
What is Violence?Violence in many forms is preventable. There is a strong relationship between levels of violence and modifiable factors such as concentrated poverty, income and gender inequality, the harmful use of alcohol, and the absence of safe, stable, and nurturing relationships between children and parents. Strategies addressing the underlying causes of violence can be effective in preventing violence. Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation".
