Christian biblical canon
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The Christian biblical canon is the authoritative collection of sacred scriptures recognized by Christian traditions as divinely inspired and normative for faith and practice.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Christian biblical canon Context triple: [Historical Books (Christian canon), partOf, Christian biblical canon]
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Roman Catholic biblical canon
The Roman Catholic biblical canon is the authoritative collection of Old and New Testament books recognized by the Catholic Church, including the deuterocanonical books not accepted in many Protestant traditions.
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The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance is a scholarly monograph by Bruce M. Metzger that traces how the New Testament books were selected, recognized, and transmitted as authoritative Christian Scripture.
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Historical Books (Christian canon)
The Historical Books in the Christian canon are a collection of Old Testament writings that narrate Israel’s history from the conquest of Canaan through the post-exilic period, highlighting God’s dealings with His people.
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Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments
Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments is a seminal work of Reformed biblical theology that traces the progressive unfolding of God’s revelation across the Old and New Testaments.
- 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: Christian biblical canon Target entity description: The Christian biblical canon is the authoritative collection of sacred scriptures recognized by Christian traditions as divinely inspired and normative for faith and practice.
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A.
Roman Catholic biblical canon
The Roman Catholic biblical canon is the authoritative collection of Old and New Testament books recognized by the Catholic Church, including the deuterocanonical books not accepted in many Protestant traditions.
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B.
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance is a scholarly monograph by Bruce M. Metzger that traces how the New Testament books were selected, recognized, and transmitted as authoritative Christian Scripture.
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C.
Historical Books (Christian canon)
The Historical Books in the Christian canon are a collection of Old Testament writings that narrate Israel’s history from the conquest of Canaan through the post-exilic period, highlighting God’s dealings with His people.
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D.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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E.
Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments
Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments is a seminal work of Reformed biblical theology that traces the progressive unfolding of God’s revelation across the Old and New Testaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian scripture
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collection of sacred texts ⓘ religious canon ⓘ |
| containsTextGroup |
Catholic Epistles
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic epistles
Four canonical gospels ⓘ Historical books ⓘ Major Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Major prophets
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Minor prophets
Pauline Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline epistles
Five Books of Moses ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Psalms ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Septuagint
ⓘ
early Christian writings ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSource | Jewish biblical canon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Testament
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| hasPartInSomeTraditions |
Apocrypha (in early editions)
ⓘ
surface form:
Apocrypha
Deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Christian biblical canon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican biblical canon
Assyrian Church of the East biblical canon ⓘ Catholic biblical canon ⓘ Eastern Orthodox canon ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox biblical canon
Ge'ez Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian Orthodox biblical canon
Oriental Orthodox biblical canon ⓘ Protestant Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant biblical canon
|
| includesFigure | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
apocalyptic literature
ⓘ
epistles ⓘ gospels ⓘ law ⓘ prophecy ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestTexts |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Koine Greek ⓘ |
| normativeFor |
Christian doctrine
ⓘ
Christian ethics ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Assyrian Church of the East ⓘ Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant churches
|
| regardedAs |
authoritative for Christian faith and practice
ⓘ
divinely inspired ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf | canonization process ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian preaching
ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ Christian worship ⓘ |
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Subject: Christian biblical canon Description of subject: The Christian biblical canon is the authoritative collection of sacred scriptures recognized by Christian traditions as divinely inspired and normative for faith and practice.
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this entity surface form:
Christian Old Testament