The Book of J
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The Book of J is a controversial literary and theological study in which Harold Bloom argues that parts of the Hebrew Bible were written by a singular, brilliant author he calls “J,” treating the text as imaginative literature rather than traditional scripture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Book of J canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745452 — 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: The Book of J Context triple: [Harold Bloom, notableWork, The Book of J]
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A.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
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B.
The Stone Book Quartet
The Stone Book Quartet is a sequence of four interlinked novellas by Alan Garner that explore generations of a Cheshire family through richly crafted, myth-infused realist storytelling.
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C.
The Book of Bebb
The Book of Bebb is a comic yet spiritually probing series of novels by Frederick Buechner centered on the eccentric evangelist Leo Bebb and his unlikely impact on those around him.
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D.
Dua Libro
"Dua Libro" is the second major book in the early Esperanto literature corpus, continuing the development and promotion of the Esperanto language after "Unua Libro."
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E.
The Books of Beginning
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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: The Book of J Target entity description: The Book of J is a controversial literary and theological study in which Harold Bloom argues that parts of the Hebrew Bible were written by a singular, brilliant author he calls “J,” treating the text as imaginative literature rather than traditional scripture.
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A.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
-
B.
The Stone Book Quartet
The Stone Book Quartet is a sequence of four interlinked novellas by Alan Garner that explore generations of a Cheshire family through richly crafted, myth-infused realist storytelling.
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C.
The Book of Bebb
The Book of Bebb is a comic yet spiritually probing series of novels by Frederick Buechner centered on the eccentric evangelist Leo Bebb and his unlikely impact on those around him.
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D.
Dua Libro
"Dua Libro" is the second major book in the early Esperanto literature corpus, continuing the development and promotion of the Esperanto language after "Unua Libro."
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E.
The Books of Beginning
The Books of Beginning is a middle-grade fantasy trilogy by John Stephens that follows three siblings who discover they are linked to three powerful magical books capable of reshaping the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical studies work
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book ⓘ literary criticism work ⓘ |
| argues | That J is a woman at the court of Solomon ⓘ |
| author | Harold Bloom ⓘ |
| authorProfession |
Yale professor
ⓘ
literary critic ⓘ |
| basedOnTheory | Documentary hypothesis ⓘ |
| coAuthor | David Rosenberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
minimizing traditional religious interpretations
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speculative claims about authorship ⓘ |
| discipline |
biblical hermeneutics
ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ |
| focusesOnTextualSource | Yahwist source ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical criticism
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ theological study ⓘ |
| hasForm |
annotated translation
ⓘ
critical essay ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780802132379 ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed critical response ⓘ |
| includes | English translation of J passages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
F. M. Cross’s work on the Yahwist
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Northrop Frye’s literary approach to the Bible ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Five Books of Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
|
| notableFor |
controversial reinterpretation of biblical authorship
ⓘ
portrayal of J as a brilliant individual author ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
innovative literary reading of biblical texts
ⓘ
provocative reimagining of the Yahwist author ⓘ |
| proposes | That parts of the Hebrew Bible were written by a single author called J ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher |
George Weidenfeld
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surface form:
Grove Weidenfeld
|
| relatedWork |
The Anxiety of Influence
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The Western Canon ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic debate in biblical studies
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reviews in literary journals ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | monarchic period of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| translator | David Rosenberg ⓘ |
| treatsAs |
imaginative literature
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secular text rather than traditional scripture ⓘ |
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