Crucifixion of Jesus
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The Crucifixion of Jesus is the execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman authorities outside Jerusalem, a central event in Christian theology believed to bring about human salvation.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35149 — 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: Crucifixion of Jesus Context triple: [Easter, followsEvent, Crucifixion of Jesus]
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A.
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
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B.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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C.
Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
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D.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- 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: Crucifixion of Jesus Target entity description: The Crucifixion of Jesus is the execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman authorities outside Jerusalem, a central event in Christian theology believed to bring about human salvation.
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A.
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is believed by Christians to be the incarnate Son of God and the Savior of humanity whose life, death, and resurrection are the foundation of the Christian faith.
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B.
Roman destruction of the Second Temple
The Roman destruction of the Second Temple was the 70 CE siege and razing of Jerusalem’s central Jewish sanctuary by Roman forces, a watershed event that reshaped Jewish religious life and diaspora history.
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C.
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
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D.
Second Coming of Christ
The Second Coming of Christ is the anticipated future return of Jesus to earth in Christian eschatology to judge humanity and fully establish God’s kingdom.
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E.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament event
ⓘ
Passion of Jesus ⓘ execution ⓘ religious event ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
c. 30 CE
ⓘ
c. 33 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stations of the Cross
ⓘ
Suffering servant ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
|
| commemoratedIn | Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Good Friday ⓘ |
| country |
Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Judea
|
| date | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Friday ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Burial of Jesus
ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus
|
| hasCause |
Roman capital punishment practices
ⓘ
conflict between Jesus and religious authorities of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
| hasWitness |
Apostle John
ⓘ
surface form:
Beloved Disciple
Mary Magdalene ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
Roman centurion ⓘ |
| inscriptionOnCross |
INRI
ⓘ
INRI ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
|
| legalCharge | claiming to be King of the Jews ⓘ |
| location |
Golgotha
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvary
Golgotha ⓘ outside Jerusalem ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | crucifixion ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| partOf | Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Pontius Pilate
ⓘ
Roman authorities ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Stations of the Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Agony in the Garden
Last Supper ⓘ Trial of Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
act of atonement for sins
ⓘ
central event in Christian theology ⓘ means of human salvation in Christian belief ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Christian cross
ⓘ
crucifix ⓘ |
| theologicalInterpretation |
Christus Victor theory of atonement
ⓘ
surface form:
Christus Victor
moral influence theory of atonement ⓘ substitutionary atonement ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
redemptive death
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sacrifice ⓘ |
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Subject: Crucifixion of Jesus Description of subject: The Crucifixion of Jesus is the execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman authorities outside Jerusalem, a central event in Christian theology believed to bring about human salvation.
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the Twelve
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death of Jesus
this entity surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
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the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
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Death of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
Crucifixion of Christ
this entity surface form:
Crucifixion of Christ
this entity surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
this entity surface form:
Crucifixion of Christ
subject surface form:
The Descent from the Cross (Le Sueur)
this entity surface form:
Crucifixion of Christ
this entity surface form:
sacrifice of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
subject surface form:
True Cross
subject surface form:
The Entombment of Christ (Dirck van Baburen)
this entity surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
subject surface form:
Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)
this entity surface form:
crucifixion of Jesus
this entity surface form:
suffering of Jesus Christ
this entity surface form:
Christ crucified
subject surface form:
The Crucifixion (Jean Restout)