Jesus Was an Only Son
E206478
"Jesus Was an Only Son" is a contemplative, gospel-tinged ballad by Bruce Springsteen that reflects on the humanity and sacrifice of Jesus and the sorrow of Mary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jesus Was an Only Son canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1854109 — 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: Jesus Was an Only Son Context triple: [Devils & Dust, hasPart, Jesus Was an Only Son]
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A.
Kingship of Jesus
The Kingship of Jesus is a Christian theological concept that proclaims Jesus Christ as the sovereign, divinely appointed ruler over all creation and the spiritual King of believers.
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B.
Harmony of the Gospels
Harmony of the Gospels is a biblical study work that arranges and compares the four New Testament Gospels into a single, coherent narrative to highlight their relationships and differences.
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C.
Son of God
"Son of God" is a central Christian theological concept referring to Jesus Christ’s divine sonship and relationship to God the Father.
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D.
Christ’s Second Appearing
Christ’s Second Appearing is the Shaker doctrine that Christ has returned in a spiritual, non-physical form—most fully manifested in their founder Mother Ann Lee—ushering in a new gospel age of communal, celibate, and egalitarian living.
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E.
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.
- 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: Jesus Was an Only Son Target entity description: "Jesus Was an Only Son" is a contemplative, gospel-tinged ballad by Bruce Springsteen that reflects on the humanity and sacrifice of Jesus and the sorrow of Mary.
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A.
Kingship of Jesus
The Kingship of Jesus is a Christian theological concept that proclaims Jesus Christ as the sovereign, divinely appointed ruler over all creation and the spiritual King of believers.
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B.
Harmony of the Gospels
Harmony of the Gospels is a biblical study work that arranges and compares the four New Testament Gospels into a single, coherent narrative to highlight their relationships and differences.
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C.
Son of God
"Son of God" is a central Christian theological concept referring to Jesus Christ’s divine sonship and relationship to God the Father.
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D.
Christ’s Second Appearing
Christ’s Second Appearing is the Shaker doctrine that Christ has returned in a spiritual, non-physical form—most fully manifested in their founder Mother Ann Lee—ushering in a new gospel age of communal, celibate, and egalitarian living.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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song ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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folk rock ⓘ gospel ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ subtle rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | contemplative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
empathetic toward Mary
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meditative ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Devils & Dust
ⓘ
surface form:
album Devils & Dust
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| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
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| partOfAlbum | Devils & Dust ⓘ |
| partOfTourRepertoire | Devils & Dust Tour ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian imagery
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humanity of Jesus ⓘ mother–son relationship ⓘ religion ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ sorrow of Mary ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| workSubject |
crucifixion of Jesus
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life of Jesus ⓘ maternal grief ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jesus Was an Only Son Description of subject: "Jesus Was an Only Son" is a contemplative, gospel-tinged ballad by Bruce Springsteen that reflects on the humanity and sacrifice of Jesus and the sorrow of Mary.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.