Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs
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Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs is an 11th-century Latin exegetical work that offers a monastic, allegorical interpretation of the biblical Canticle, influential in early medieval theological and literary traditions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commentary on the Song of Songs | 1 |
| Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs canonical | 1 |
| Williram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs Context triple: [Leiden Willeram, basedOnWork, Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs]
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A.
Homilies on the Song of Songs
Homilies on the Song of Songs is a series of mystical and allegorical sermons by Gregory of Nyssa that interpret the biblical Song of Songs as a spiritual journey of the soul toward union with God.
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B.
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on the Psalms is a major Reformation-era biblical exegesis by Martin Bucer that offers theological and pastoral interpretations of the Book of Psalms.
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C.
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on the Psalms is a significant early Christian exegetical work offering a detailed, historically oriented interpretation of the biblical Psalms, authored by the theologian Theodore of Mopsuestia.
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D.
Commentary on Isaiah
Commentary on Isaiah is a biblical exegesis by the early Christian scholar Jerome, offering a detailed Latin interpretation and theological analysis of the Book of Isaiah.
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E.
Scholia on Proverbs
Scholia on Proverbs is an early Christian exegetical work offering spiritual and allegorical commentary on the biblical Book of Proverbs, traditionally attributed to the monk and theologian Evagrius Ponticus.
- 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: Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs Target entity description: Willeram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs is an 11th-century Latin exegetical work that offers a monastic, allegorical interpretation of the biblical Canticle, influential in early medieval theological and literary traditions.
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A.
Homilies on the Song of Songs
Homilies on the Song of Songs is a series of mystical and allegorical sermons by Gregory of Nyssa that interpret the biblical Song of Songs as a spiritual journey of the soul toward union with God.
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B.
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on the Psalms is a major Reformation-era biblical exegesis by Martin Bucer that offers theological and pastoral interpretations of the Book of Psalms.
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C.
Commentary on the Psalms
Commentary on the Psalms is a significant early Christian exegetical work offering a detailed, historically oriented interpretation of the biblical Psalms, authored by the theologian Theodore of Mopsuestia.
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D.
Commentary on Isaiah
Commentary on Isaiah is a biblical exegesis by the early Christian scholar Jerome, offering a detailed Latin interpretation and theological analysis of the Book of Isaiah.
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E.
Scholia on Proverbs
Scholia on Proverbs is an early Christian exegetical work offering spiritual and allegorical commentary on the biblical Book of Proverbs, traditionally attributed to the monk and theologian Evagrius Ponticus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical commentary
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exegetical work ⓘ medieval Latin literature ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
edify monks
ⓘ
explain mystical love of God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ebersberg Abbey library ⓘ |
| author | Willeram of Ebersberg ⓘ |
| contains |
allegorical interpretations
ⓘ
biblical glosses ⓘ moral exhortations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | 11th century ⓘ |
| discipline |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
theology ⓘ |
| era | early medieval period ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationship between Christ and the Church
ⓘ
soul’s union with God ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical commentary
ⓘ
monastic exegesis ⓘ |
| hermeneuticLevel |
allegorical sense
ⓘ
spiritual sense ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 11th-century monastic reform ⓘ |
| influenced |
early medieval literary traditions
ⓘ
early medieval theological traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Latin-educated clergy
ⓘ
monastic readers ⓘ |
| interpretiveApproach |
allegorical
ⓘ
monastic ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old High German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose commentary ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early witness to German–Latin bilingual exegesis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Song of Songs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canticle of Canticles
Song of Songs ⓘ |
| period | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Ebersberg Abbey ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Benedictine Reform
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surface form:
Benedictine reform movement
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBookCommentedOn | Song of Songs ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Vulgate
ⓘ
surface form:
Vulgate Bible
|
| scripturalGenreCommentedOn | biblical love poetry ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Benedictine monasticism
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
| usedFor |
lectio divina
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monastic instruction ⓘ theological study ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Williram of Ebersberg’s commentary on the Song of Songs
this entity surface form:
Commentary on the Song of Songs