Finding in the Temple

E105855

Gospel narrative New Testament episode biblical event

Finding in the Temple is a New Testament episode in which the twelve-year-old Jesus is discovered by his parents teaching and debating with the elders in the Jerusalem Temple.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Finding in the Temple canonical	4
Meeting of the Lord in the Temple	1
The Finding in the Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887651 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Finding in the Temple
Context triple: [Gospel infancy narratives, featureEvent, Finding in the Temple]

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B. Tower of the Sun
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C. Temple
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D. The Golden Stairs
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E. Resurrection Gate
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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: Finding in the Temple
Target entity description: Finding in the Temple is a New Testament episode in which the twelve-year-old Jesus is discovered by his parents teaching and debating with the elders in the Jerusalem Temple.

A. Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
B. Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
C. Temple
Temple is a historic legal district in central London, renowned for housing the Inns of Court and many barristers’ chambers.
D. The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
E. Resurrection Gate
Resurrection Gate is a historic ceremonial archway in central Moscow that serves as a prominent entrance to Red Square and a symbol of the city's architectural heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gospel narrative ⓘ New Testament episode ⓘ biblical event ⓘ
alsoRenderedAs	Christ among the Doctors ⓘ Christ among the Doctors of the Law ⓘ Disputation with the Doctors ⓘ
associatedWithDevotion	Rosary ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Christian iconography ⓘ surface form: Christian art Christian liturgy ⓘ
depictedInArtGenre	Gospel scenes ⓘ
describedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ
featuresActivity	Jesus amazing the teachers ⓘ Jesus asking questions ⓘ Jesus listening to teachers ⓘ
featuresPilgrimage	family journey to Jerusalem for Passover ⓘ
featuresReaction	astonishment of the teachers ⓘ distress of Mary and Joseph ⓘ
follows	Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ⓘ surface form: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
foundInChapter	Luke 2 ⓘ
foundInVerses	Luke 2:41–52 ⓘ
hasAgeOfJesus	twelve years old ⓘ
hasArtisticTheme	Christ teaching the elders ⓘ young Jesus in the Temple ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	canonical Gospel narrative ⓘ
hasKeyPhrase	My Father’s business ⓘ
hasLanguageOfScripture	Koine Greek ⓘ
hasLiturgicalReading	Feast of the Holy Family ⓘ
hasLocation	Jerusalem ⓘ Jewish Temple ⓘ surface form: Temple in Jerusalem
hasMainCharacter	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus Joseph ⓘ Mary ⓘ
hasTheme	identity of Jesus ⓘ obedience ⓘ parental anxiety ⓘ relationship between Jesus and the Father ⓘ wisdom of Jesus ⓘ
includesQuote	Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house? ⓘ
partOf	Nativity of Christ ⓘ surface form: Infancy of Jesus Jesus’ Galilean ministry ⓘ surface form: Life of Jesus in the New Testament
precedes	Baptism in the Jordan ⓘ surface form: Baptism of Jesus
rosaryMysteryNumber	Joyful Mysteries ⓘ surface form: Fifth Joyful Mystery
rosaryMysteryType	Joyful Mysteries ⓘ surface form: Joyful Mystery
showsAttributeOfJesus	divine sonship ⓘ filial obedience ⓘ precocious wisdom ⓘ
timeOfYearInNarrative	Passover ⓘ
uniqueToGospel	Luke ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gospel infancy narratives → featureEvent → Finding in the Temple ⓘ

Holy Family → associatedWithEvent → Finding in the Temple ⓘ

Joseph the Betrothed → associatedWithEvent → Finding in the Temple ⓘ

Mysteria Gaudiosa → correspondsToMystery → Finding in the Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Finding in the Temple

Byzantine liturgical calendar → includesFeast → Finding in the Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meeting of the Lord in the Temple

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple → depicts → Finding in the Temple ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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