---
license: cc-by-sa-4.0
language:
- en
dataset_info:
  features:
  - name: id
    dtype: string
  - name: text
    dtype: string
  - name: thml
    dtype: string
  - name: refs
    sequence: string
  - name: author
    dtype: string
  - name: title
    dtype: string
  - name: rights
    dtype: string
  - name: published
    dtype: string
  - name: all-MiniLM-L6-v2
    sequence: float64
  - name: author-short-form
    dtype: string
  splits:
  - name: train
    num_bytes: 9917465847
    num_examples: 2215132
  download_size: 6996528130
  dataset_size: 9917465847
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*
---
# CCEL Paragraphs

# Dataset Description

### Dataset Summary

This dataset includes all paragraphs from the [Christian Classics Ethereal Library](https://ccel.org/). It also includes scripture references extracted from the [ThML](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theological_Markup_Language).

### Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

It is expected that this dataset can be used as part of the training pipeline for large language models. In particular, it could be used to create a clustering benchmark by using scripture references as labels.

### Languages

This dataset is primarily in English, but the dialects of English vary and span many centuries.

## Dataset Structure

### Data Instances

```json
{
  "id": "ccel/c/calvin/calcom42.xml:v.i-p11",
  "text": "In the first place, it is abundantly evident...",
  "thml": "<p id=\"v.i-p11\">In the first place, it is abundantly evident...",
  "refs": [ "Bible:Col.2.8" ],
  "author": "calvin",
  "author-short-form": "John Calvin",
  "title": null,
  "rights": "Public Domain",
  "published": null,
  "all-MiniLM-L6-v2": [ -0.048882219940423965, 0.08679354935884476, 0.011388723738491535...]
}
```

### Data Fields

- id: Unique id for this paragraph as an particular id from a specific xml source
- text: The extracted text of this paragraph
- thml: The complete ThML for this paragraph
- refs: Any references extracted from the ThML
- author: Author ID of the work if available
- author-short-form: Human-readable author name
- title: Title of the work if available
- rights: License info for the work if available
- published: Publication date if available
- all-MiniLM-L6-v2: Embedding for this paragraph. This is the result of running languagemodels.embed() on the text field.

### Data Splits

This includes a single "train" split with all paragraphs included.

## Dataset Creation

### Source Data

#### Initial Data Collection and Normalization

The source data (found in `ccel` directory) consists of freely licensed works from the CCEL.

#### Who are the source language producers?

This data has numerous authors. All are human. Dates of authorship vary and span several millenia.

### Personal and Sensitive Information

There should be no personally identifiable information for living humans in this dataset.

## Considerations for Using the Data

### Social Impact of Dataset

This dataset provides opportunities for ongoing research and exploration of classic Christian literature.

### Discussion of Biases

This dataset is biased towards classical Christian beliefs and perspectives.

## Additional Information

### Dataset Curators

This dataset was created by Jon Craton. The source dataset was curated and maintained by the numerous contributors to the CCEL.

### Licensing Information

[CCEL Paragraphs](https://huggingface.co/datasets/jncraton/ccel-paragraphs) by [Jon Craton](https://joncraton.com) is licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

### Contributions

Thanks to [@jncraton](https://github.com/jncraton) for adding this dataset.