Book III of De doctrina christiana
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Book III of *De doctrina christiana* is the section in Augustine of Hippo’s theological treatise that focuses on the rules and principles for interpreting ambiguous or figurative passages of Scripture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book III of De doctrina christiana canonical | 1 |
| De doctrina christiana, liber tertius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17043371 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book III of De doctrina christiana Context triple: [De doctrina christiana, hasPart, Book III of De doctrina christiana]
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Book II of De doctrina christiana
Book II of *De doctrina christiana* is the section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological treatise that focuses on the proper interpretation of Scripture and the use of signs in understanding Christian doctrine.
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Book III of De fide
Book III of De fide is a major section of the theological work *De fide*, in which its author develops and defends key doctrines of Christian faith in a systematic way.
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Book II of De fide
Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
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Book IV of De fide
Book IV of *De fide* is a section of the early Christian theological treatise traditionally attributed to Rufinus of Aquileia, in which he expounds and defends key doctrines of the Christian faith.
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Book I of De fide
Book I of De fide is the opening section of the theological treatise De fide, laying out its foundational doctrinal arguments before the subsequent books.
- 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: Book III of De doctrina christiana Target entity description: Book III of *De doctrina christiana* is the section in Augustine of Hippo’s theological treatise that focuses on the rules and principles for interpreting ambiguous or figurative passages of Scripture.
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A.
Book II of De doctrina christiana
Book II of *De doctrina christiana* is the section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological treatise that focuses on the proper interpretation of Scripture and the use of signs in understanding Christian doctrine.
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B.
Book III of De fide
Book III of De fide is a major section of the theological work *De fide*, in which its author develops and defends key doctrines of Christian faith in a systematic way.
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C.
Book II of De fide
Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
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D.
Book IV of De fide
Book IV of *De fide* is a section of the early Christian theological treatise traditionally attributed to Rufinus of Aquileia, in which he expounds and defends key doctrines of the Christian faith.
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E.
Book I of De fide
Book I of De fide is the opening section of the theological treatise De fide, laying out its foundational doctrinal arguments before the subsequent books.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book III (On Christian Doctrine)
this entity surface form:
De doctrina christiana, liber tertius