(Austin & Matt, n.d.) presents a discussion with Dr. Maciej Eder on applying computational stylometry—specifically a statistical measure referred to as “Eder’s distance equation”—to determine the authorship of New Testament passages. The interview describes how the algorithm emphasizes the analysis of low‑frequency function words (“the,” “and,” “but”) to generate a more reliable authorial fingerprint than traditional lexical approaches.
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