Commentary on the Gospel of John
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Commentary on the Gospel of John is a major patristic theological and exegetical work offering Cyril of Alexandria’s detailed interpretation of the Gospel according to John.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentary on the Gospel of John canonical | 3 |
| Commentary on the Gospel according to John | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Gospel of John Context triple: [Cyril of Alexandria, wroteWork, Commentary on the Gospel of John]
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Homilies on the Gospel of John
Homilies on the Gospel of John is a renowned series of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed exegetical and pastoral commentary on the Gospel of John.
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Commentary on Matthew
Commentary on Matthew is an early Christian exegetical work by Origen that offers one of the first extensive theological and allegorical interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew.
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Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew
Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew is a renowned series of expository sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.
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Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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Commentaries on the Bible
Commentaries on the Bible is John Calvin’s extensive series of exegetical works offering detailed Reformed theological interpretation of nearly every book of Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Gospel of John Target entity description: Commentary on the Gospel of John is a major patristic theological and exegetical work offering Cyril of Alexandria’s detailed interpretation of the Gospel according to John.
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A.
Homilies on the Gospel of John
Homilies on the Gospel of John is a renowned series of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed exegetical and pastoral commentary on the Gospel of John.
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B.
Commentary on Matthew
Commentary on Matthew is an early Christian exegetical work by Origen that offers one of the first extensive theological and allegorical interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew.
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C.
Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew
Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew is a renowned series of expository sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Gospel of Matthew.
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D.
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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E.
Commentaries on the Bible
Commentaries on the Bible is John Calvin’s extensive series of exegetical works offering detailed Reformed theological interpretation of nearly every book of Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
ⓘ
biblical commentary ⓘ patristic text ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexandria, Egypt
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surface form:
Alexandria
|
| author | Cyril of Alexandria ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 5th century ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Christology
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Incarnation ⓘ Logos ⓘ Trinity ⓘ |
| discussesFigure |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Apostle John ⓘ
surface form:
John the Evangelist
|
| examinesPassage |
John 17
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John 1:1 ⓘ John 1:14 ⓘ John 3:16 ⓘ John 6 ⓘ |
| focusesOnText |
Gospel of John
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surface form:
Fourth Gospel
New Testament ⓘ |
| genre |
exegetical commentary
ⓘ
theological exegesis ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveMethod |
allegorical exegesis
ⓘ
theological exegesis ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Christological controversies of the 5th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine theology
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medieval Christian exegesis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Alexandrian biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Gospel of John ⓘ |
| partOf | Cyril of Alexandria’s corpus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
biblical scholars
ⓘ
patristic scholars ⓘ systematic theologians ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis | unity of Christ’s divine and human natures ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Alexandrian theology ⓘ |
| theologicalPurpose | defense of orthodox Christology ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Patristic theology ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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Latin ⓘ modern European languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ patristic studies ⓘ |
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Commentary on the Gospel according to John