The Apostle
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"The Apostle" is a historical novel by Sholem Asch that reimagines the life and spiritual journey of the apostle Paul within the context of early Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Apostle canonical | 3 |
| The Apostle (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3004935 — 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 Apostle Context triple: [Sholem Asch, notableWork, The Apostle]
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A.
The Apostles
The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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B.
The Fates of the Apostles
The Fates of the Apostles is an Old English religious poem, traditionally attributed to the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, that briefly recounts the lives and martyrdoms of Christ’s apostles.
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C.
Season of the Apostles
Season of the Apostles is a period in the Syriac Christian liturgical year that commemorates and reflects on the mission and witness of the apostles following Pentecost.
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D.
The Nazarene
"The Nazarene" is a 1939 historical novel by Sholem Asch that portrays the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth from a sympathetic, human-centered Jewish perspective.
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E.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
- 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 Apostle Target entity description: "The Apostle" is a historical novel by Sholem Asch that reimagines the life and spiritual journey of the apostle Paul within the context of early Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations.
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A.
The Apostles
The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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B.
The Fates of the Apostles
The Fates of the Apostles is an Old English religious poem, traditionally attributed to the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf, that briefly recounts the lives and martyrdoms of Christ’s apostles.
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C.
Season of the Apostles
Season of the Apostles is a period in the Syriac Christian liturgical year that commemorates and reflects on the mission and witness of the apostles following Pentecost.
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D.
The Nazarene
"The Nazarene" is a 1939 historical novel by Sholem Asch that portrays the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth from a sympathetic, human-centered Jewish perspective.
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E.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Sholem Asch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Jewish Christianity
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surface form:
Jewish–Christian dialogue
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| depicts | tensions between Jews and Christians in antiquity ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
conflict between Judaism and emerging Christianity
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religious identity ⓘ spiritual journey ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conversion of Paul
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development of early Christian communities ⓘ life of Paul the Apostle ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jewish religious leaders
ⓘ
Apostle Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
early Christians ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
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| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Yiddish ⓘ |
| partOf | Sholem Asch’s Christian trilogy ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mary
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The Nazarene ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish–Christian relations
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Apostle Description of subject: "The Apostle" is a historical novel by Sholem Asch that reimagines the life and spiritual journey of the apostle Paul within the context of early Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mary (novel)
this entity surface form:
The Apostle (novel)
subject surface form:
Sholem Asch
subject surface form:
Sholem Asch