New Testament person
C618
concept
A New Testament person is an individual mentioned in the Christian New Testament whose life, actions, or teachings contribute to the narrative and theological message of early Christianity.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Testament person canonical | 111 |
| apostle | 41 |
| New Testament figure | 26 |
| biblical person | 20 |
| Christian apostle | 19 |
| early Christian leader | 14 |
| early Christian missionary | 8 |
| Apostle | 5 |
| biblical author | 4 |
| disciple of Jesus | 4 |
| associate of Paul the Apostle | 3 |
| NewTestamentFigure | 2 |
| New Testament figures | 1 |
| New Testament household | 1 |
| New Testament people | 1 |
| Person in the New Testament | 1 |
| biblical writer | 1 |
| female disciple of Jesus | 1 |
| pair of New Testament figures | 1 |
| person in the Gospels | 1 |
| person in the New Testament | 1 |
| πρόσωπο της Καινής Διαθήκης | 1 |
| نبي_مذكور_في_الإنجيل | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: New Testament person
Generated description
A New Testament person is an individual mentioned in the Christian New Testament whose life, actions, or teachings contribute to the narrative and theological message of early Christianity.
Instances (186)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Virgin Mary | — |
| Sanctus Iacobus | apostle |
| Aquila and Priscilla | New Testament people |
| Apollos | — |
| St Bartholomew | apostle |
|
Saint Philip (San Felipe)
surface form:
Saint Philip
|
apostle |
| Saint John | New Testament figure |
| Santiago (St. James) | Christian apostle |
| Saint Ciarán of Saigir | early Christian missionary |
| Demetrius of Acts 19 | — |
| Demetrius the silversmith | — |
| St Mary | biblical person |
| עֹצֵם | biblical person |
| Apostle Paul | Christian apostle |
| St Matthew | apostle |
| Sergius Paulus | — |
| Zebedee family | New Testament household |
|
Silas of the Book of Acts
surface form:
Silas
|
early Christian leader |
| Jason of Thessalonica | — |
| Phanuel | person in the New Testament |
| Thaddeus of Edessa | early Christian missionary |
| Symeon the God-receiver | — |
| יְהוֹצָדָק | biblical person |
| Joiakim | biblical person |
| St Clement | early Christian leader |
| Saint Thomas | apostle |
|
Thomas means "twin" in Aramaic
surface form:
Thomas the Apostle
|
Christian apostle |
| Saint Thomas | Christian apostle |
| Luke the beloved physician | — |
|
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord
surface form:
James the Brother of the Lord
|
— |
|
Jesus and Caiaphas
surface form:
Jesus
|
New Testament figure |
| Didymus Judas Thomas | Christian apostle |
| Saint Mari | early Christian missionary |
| Apostle John | — |
| Σίμων Κυρηναῖος | πρόσωπο της Καινής Διαθήκης |
| Rufus | — |