*UPDATED 7/19/10: Check out the new Sixty-Six Clouds website.
Sixty-Six Clouds is a visual exploration of word frequency in the Bible. Each book of the Bible was individually imported into www.wordle.net to create a unique word cloud for all sixty-six books. The significance of word clouds is that they quickly present the gist of large bodies of written materials at a glance. Wordle gives greater prominence and size to words that appear more frequently in the source text. Therefore, the larger the word is in the cloud, the more prominent it is in the text. Within Wordle, clouds can be adjusted with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The original source text was the New International Version of the Bible. However, the word limit was set at 150 and many common words (and, the, of, a, etc.) and all numbers were meticulously filtered out of the text before it was imported into Wordle. The exact same parameters were used for all sixty-six books of the Bible to give Sixty-Six Clouds a consistent style and appearance. Sixty-Six Clouds attributes all images to http://www.wordle.net/. You can also visit www.identity33.com/66clouds for a categorized and interactive view of all the word clouds.
1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3.Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy
6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth
9. 1 Samuel
10. 2 Samuel
11. 1 Kings
12. 2 Kings
13. 1 Chronicles
14. 2 Chronicles
15. Ezra
16. Nehemiah
17. Esther
18. Job
19. Psalms
20. Proverbs
21. Ecclesiastes
22. Song of Songs
23. Isaiah
24. Jeremiah
25. Lamentations
26. Ezekiel
27. Daniel
28. Hosea
29. Joel
30. Amos
31. Obadiah
32. Jonah
33. Micah
34. Nahum
35. Habakkuk
36. Zephaniah
37. Haggai
38. Zechariah
39. Malachi
40. Matthew
41. Mark
42. Luke
43. John
44. Acts
45. Romans
46. 1 Corinthians
47. 2 Corinthians
48. Galatians
49. Ephesians
50. Philippians
51. Colossians
52. 1 Thessalonians
53. 2 Thessalonians
54. 1 Timothy
55. 2 Timothy
56. Titus
57. Philemon
58. Hebrews
59. James
60. 1 Peter
61. 2 Peter
62. 1 John
63. 2 John
64. 3 John
65. Jude
66. Revelation
You can also check out the www.identity33.com/66clouds website for a categorized and interactive view of all the word clouds. A free PDF version of all sixty-six clouds can be downloaded here.
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Hello, my name is Brad Thomas and I'm a graphic designer specializing in logo and identity design. This blog is where I share the process that goes on behind some of the projects I work on, as well as other design-related insights. Comments, questions, and project inquiries are all welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
Truly amazing…how Great is the Word Made Flesh!
Brad great job man.Very impressed by the professional way you have presented this, and made it free to download, where you could have charged. I have been using wordle for a long time doing chapters of the Bible EG John 4, printing them on stickers for the kids in Sunday school to discuss. I am a special needs teacher, and it is a very powerful exercise where you hide the book and get the kids to talk feeback on what they think the main message is.
I have wanted to do books of the bible for ages but founf it too hard. I am so excited to see this, all done for you.
I am going to do missionary work in South Africa for 2 years, (done 2 years in Jamaica and 2 in India) teaching in the townships. So your wordles will be in Margate townships with the kids reading the word of God.
Thank you.
Brilliant. I LOVE IT!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing these with the world. :)
What a blessing. Thank you for using your creative talent for “our blessings.”
I will definitely use these in leading Bible studies but also as screen saver.
Thank you!!!! May the Lord bless you for your gift.
@jared
The original source text was the New International Version of the Bible. However, the word limit was set at 150 and many common words (and, the, of, a, etc.) and all numbers were meticulously filtered out of the text before it was imported into Wordle. The exact same parameters were used for all sixty-six books of the Bible to give Sixty-Six Clouds a consistent style and appearance.
great! which bible version is this?
@Rick Harrell,
You are very welcome. Always glad to hear when they have been put to good use.
-Brad
Thanks so much for these wonderful word clouds – I have used several in my powerpoints for sermons.
This is incredible. You should considering selling the poster-sized versions of these. I would buy a couple!
I am floored. This is awesome!
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@Deborah
No problem. You can use them however you like, except for publishing or selling. Glad you like them and found a good way to use them. Blessings.
-Brad
I hope you don’t mind, but I’ve copied each of these to use as a desktop background. I plan to change them every day to use as a meditation and prayer reminder. These are the most usful tool I have ever seen to bring God’s Word to mind. I appreciate all the time you must have put into making these. I am even more grateful that you have so graciously decided to share them. Thank you so very much. God bless you.
tq. great visuals.
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Thanks for taking the time to put all of those in…what a great visual!