Questions to Thalassius
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Questions to Thalassius is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor consisting of responses to scriptural and doctrinal questions that explore key themes in Christian mysticism, Christology, and spiritual interpretation of the Bible.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Questions to Thalassius canonical | 3 |
| Questions and Answers to Thalassius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Questions to Thalassius Context triple: [Maximus the Confessor, majorWork, Questions to Thalassius]
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A.
Thalassa
Thalassa is a small, inner irregularly shaped moon of Neptune that orbits close to the planet within its ring system.
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B.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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C.
The Sea
The Sea is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, known for its minimalist seascape composition and characteristic muted palette.
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D.
Outremer
Outremer was the collective name for the Crusader states established by Western European Christians in the Levant during the Middle Ages.
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E.
Calypso Deep
Calypso Deep is the deepest known point in the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Hellenic Trench near Greece.
- 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: Questions to Thalassius Target entity description: Questions to Thalassius is a theological work by Maximus the Confessor consisting of responses to scriptural and doctrinal questions that explore key themes in Christian mysticism, Christology, and spiritual interpretation of the Bible.
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A.
Thalassa
Thalassa is a small, inner irregularly shaped moon of Neptune that orbits close to the planet within its ring system.
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B.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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C.
The Sea
The Sea is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, known for its minimalist seascape composition and characteristic muted palette.
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D.
Outremer
Outremer was the collective name for the Crusader states established by Western European Christians in the Levant during the Middle Ages.
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E.
Calypso Deep
Calypso Deep is the deepest known point in the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Hellenic Trench near Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological text
ⓘ
patristic work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
doctrinal questions
ⓘ
scriptural questions ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
clarifying orthodox doctrine
ⓘ
guiding spiritual understanding of Scripture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Monothelite controversy
ⓘ
surface form:
monothelite controversy
|
| audience |
Christian theologians
ⓘ
Thalassius ⓘ monastic readers ⓘ |
| author |
St. Maximus the Confessor
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surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
|
| century | 7th century ⓘ |
| concerns |
meaning of difficult biblical passages
ⓘ
relationship between ascetic practice and contemplation ⓘ union of divine and human natures in Christ ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
allegorical interpretation of the Bible
ⓘ
mystical interpretation of the Bible ⓘ spiritual sense of Scripture ⓘ |
| genre |
dogmatic theology
ⓘ
patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Quaestiones ad Thalassium
ⓘ
Questions to Thalassius ⓘ
surface form:
Questions and Answers to Thalassius
|
| hasTitle | Questions to Thalassius self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cappadocian Fathers
ⓘ
Evagrius Ponticus ⓘ Origenist exegesis ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
commentary
ⓘ
question-and-answer ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
Christology ⓘ anthropology ⓘ asceticism ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ deification ⓘ eschatology ⓘ salvation ⓘ spiritual interpretation of Scripture ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Maximus the Confessor ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
biblical theology
ⓘ
historical theology ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Byzantine theology
ⓘ
Eastern Christian theology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine monastic spirituality
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox theology
|
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
this entity surface form:
Questions and Answers to Thalassius