Book 16
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Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book 16 Context triple: [The City of God, dividedInto, Book 16]
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Book 14
Book 14 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," focusing on the nature and consequences of human sin and the divided human will.
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Book 13
Book 13 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," in which he reflects on the nature of death, the consequences of original sin, and the hope of resurrection.
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Book VI
Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
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Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
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Book 21
Book 21 is a section of Augustine’s *The City of God* that focuses on the nature, justice, and eternity of the punishments of hell.
- 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 16 Target entity description: Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
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A.
Book 14
Book 14 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," focusing on the nature and consequences of human sin and the divided human will.
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B.
Book 13
Book 13 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," in which he reflects on the nature of death, the consequences of original sin, and the hope of resurrection.
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C.
Book VI
Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
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D.
Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
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E.
Book 21
Book 21 is a section of Augustine’s *The City of God* that focuses on the nature, justice, and eternity of the punishments of hell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of theological work ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| basedOnText |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
historical books of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| belongsToWork |
The City of God
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surface form:
De civitate Dei
|
| centuryWritten | 5th century ⓘ |
| cityOfGodTheme | development of the city of God through the patriarchs ⓘ |
| cityOfManTheme | contrast with earthly kingdoms of Israel and surrounding nations ⓘ |
| discusses |
Abraham
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surface form:
patriarch Abraham
biblical patriarch Isaac ⓘ
surface form:
patriarch Isaac
patriarch Jacob ⓘ the covenant promises to Abraham ⓘ the genealogy of the people of God ⓘ King of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
the kings of Israel
the people of Israel ⓘ the unfolding of salvation history ⓘ |
| doctrinalContext |
Latin Church Fathers
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surface form:
Latin Patristic theology
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| focusesOn |
God’s providential plan in history
ⓘ
biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel ⓘ the people of God in the Old Testament ⓘ |
| follows |
Book XV
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surface form:
Book 15 (The City of God)
|
| genre | theological-historical narrative ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInSequence | second half of The City of God ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Christian and Roman readers in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| partOf | The City of God ⓘ |
| precedes |
Book 17
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surface form:
Book 17 (The City of God)
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| purpose |
to defend the Christian understanding of history
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to interpret Old Testament history as part of God’s plan ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalMethod |
allegorical interpretation
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literal-historical reading combined with theology ⓘ typological interpretation ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
continuity between Old and New Testaments
ⓘ
promise and fulfillment ⓘ providence of God in history ⓘ two cities motif ⓘ |
| workType |
Christian theology
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biblical exegesis ⓘ |
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Subject: Book 16 Description of subject: Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The City of God
this entity surface form:
Book XVI