Hexaemeron
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Hexaemeron is a theological work by St. Ambrose of Milan that offers a patristic commentary on the six days of Creation described in the Book of Genesis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hexaemeron canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3493108 — 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: Hexaemeron Context triple: [Aurelius Ambrosius, notableWork, Hexaemeron]
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A.
Hexaemeron
Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
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B.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
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E.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
- 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: Hexaemeron Target entity description: Hexaemeron is a theological work by St. Ambrose of Milan that offers a patristic commentary on the six days of Creation described in the Book of Genesis.
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A.
Hexaemeron
Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
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B.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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C.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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D.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
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E.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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patristic commentary ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ambrosian theology
ⓘ
Latin Church Fathers ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
anthropology in Genesis
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creation ex nihilo ⓘ |
| author | Ambrose of Milan ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Genesis 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Genesis creation narrative
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| category | Patristic commentaries on Genesis ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Genesis creation account
ⓘ
six days of Creation ⓘ |
| discusses |
creation of animals
ⓘ
creation of firmament ⓘ creation of heavenly bodies ⓘ creation of human beings ⓘ creation of light ⓘ creation of plants ⓘ |
| genre | biblical commentary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Basil of Caesarea
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Hexaemeron ⓘ
surface form:
Hexaemeron (Basil of Caesarea)
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| influenceOn |
Western theology of Creation
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medieval exegesis of Genesis ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
homilies
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sermons ⓘ |
| partOf | Latin patristic corpus ⓘ |
| period | 4th century ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Milan ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBookCommented | Genesis 1 ⓘ |
| subject |
Book of Genesis
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six days of Creation ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
cosmology
ⓘ
doctrine of Creation ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine providence
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goodness of creation ⓘ interpretation of time and days of creation ⓘ |
| title | Hexaemeron self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| tradition | patristic ⓘ |
| traditionallyDated | c. 386–390 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
early Christian preaching
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theological education ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Hexaemeron (Ambrose)