The Gospel in Brief
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The Gospel in Brief is Leo Tolstoy’s concise retelling of the life and teachings of Jesus, distilled from the four Gospels to emphasize his moral and spiritual message.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Gospel in Brief canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gospel in Brief Context triple: [The Kingdom of God Is Within You, relatedWorkOfAuthor, The Gospel in Brief]
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A.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
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B.
Evangelii nuntiandi
Evangelii nuntiandi is an apostolic exhortation by Pope Paul VI that reflects on the nature, methods, and urgency of evangelization in the modern world.
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C.
Demonstration of the Gospel
Demonstration of the Gospel is a major apologetic and theological work by Eusebius of Caesarea that argues for the truth of Christianity using Old Testament prophecies and historical evidence.
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D.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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E.
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching is an early Christian theological treatise by Irenaeus of Lyons that systematically explains and defends the core doctrines of the apostolic faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Gospel in Brief Target entity description: The Gospel in Brief is Leo Tolstoy’s concise retelling of the life and teachings of Jesus, distilled from the four Gospels to emphasize his moral and spiritual message.
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A.
Gospel of the Resurrection
The Gospel of the Resurrection is the New Testament account of Christ’s rising from the dead, proclaimed liturgically as the central scriptural focus of Easter.
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B.
Evangelii nuntiandi
Evangelii nuntiandi is an apostolic exhortation by Pope Paul VI that reflects on the nature, methods, and urgency of evangelization in the modern world.
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C.
Demonstration of the Gospel
Demonstration of the Gospel is a major apologetic and theological work by Eusebius of Caesarea that argues for the truth of Christianity using Old Testament prophecies and historical evidence.
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D.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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E.
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching
Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching is an early Christian theological treatise by Irenaeus of Lyons that systematically explains and defends the core doctrines of the apostolic faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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religious text ⓘ retelling of the Gospels ⓘ |
| aim |
to distill the core teaching of Jesus
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to remove dogmatic and miraculous elements from the Gospel narrative ⓘ |
| author | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel of John
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Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| contains |
abridged episodes from the life of Jesus
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interpretive commentary by Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| emphasis |
ethical teachings of Jesus
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inner spiritual transformation ⓘ love of neighbor ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ practical application of Christian morality ⓘ |
| focus |
moral message of Jesus
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spiritual message of Jesus ⓘ |
| form | prose narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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biblical retelling ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Leo Tolstoy’s personal religious crisis
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Tolstoy’s search for a rational faith ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers seeking a rational and ethical interpretation of the Gospels ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
concise
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didactic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
life of Jesus
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teachings of Jesus ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person account of Jesus’s life ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
presents Jesus primarily as a moral teacher
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reorders and combines Gospel passages into a single narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 19th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Christian pacifism
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Tolstoyanism ⓘ
surface form:
Tolstoyan Christianity
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| relatedWork |
My Religion
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The Kingdom of God Is Within You ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | heterodox Christian ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousViewpoint | critical of church dogma ⓘ |
| structure | harmonized narrative of the four Gospels ⓘ |
| theme |
kingdom of God as an inner moral state
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love and compassion ⓘ obedience to the teachings of Jesus ⓘ rejection of violence ⓘ simplicity of Christian life ⓘ |
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