Second Treatise on God’s Unity
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Second Treatise on God’s Unity is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically expounds the Jewish doctrine of God’s absolute oneness and incorporeality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Treatise on God’s Unity canonical | 1 |
| Second Treatise on the Unity of God | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718200 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Treatise on God’s Unity Context triple: [Emunot ve-Deot, hasPart, Second Treatise on God’s Unity]
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A.
Of Unity in Religion
"Of Unity in Religion" is an essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on religious concord, the dangers of sectarian division, and the value of moderation in matters of faith.
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B.
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being is an early philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that presents his views on God, human nature, and the path to happiness in a more accessible, dialogical form than his later Ethics.
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C.
Commentary on True and False Religion
"Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
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D.
The Marrow of Theology
The Marrow of Theology is a seminal 17th-century Reformed theological textbook that systematically presents Puritan Calvinist doctrine in a concise, scholastic format.
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E.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
- 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: Second Treatise on God’s Unity Target entity description: Second Treatise on God’s Unity is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work Emunot ve-Deot that systematically expounds the Jewish doctrine of God’s absolute oneness and incorporeality.
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A.
Of Unity in Religion
"Of Unity in Religion" is an essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on religious concord, the dangers of sectarian division, and the value of moderation in matters of faith.
-
B.
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being
Short Treatise on God, Man and His Well-Being is an early philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that presents his views on God, human nature, and the path to happiness in a more accessible, dialogical form than his later Ethics.
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C.
Commentary on True and False Religion
"Commentary on True and False Religion" is a 1525 theological treatise by Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli that systematically contrasts what he saw as genuine Christian faith with the errors and abuses of the late medieval Catholic Church.
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D.
The Marrow of Theology
The Marrow of Theology is a seminal 17th-century Reformed theological textbook that systematically presents Puritan Calvinist doctrine in a concise, scholastic format.
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E.
Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays on Religion is a posthumously published collection of philosophical essays by John Stuart Mill that critically examines religious belief, theism, and the role of religion in moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical treatise
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section of a book ⓘ |
| affirms |
God has no body
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God is indivisible ⓘ God is one ⓘ God is unique ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend monotheism
ⓘ
refute anthropomorphic conceptions of God ⓘ systematically present Jewish doctrine of God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rationalist Jewish theology ⓘ |
| author | Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| citedIn |
scholarship on Saadia Gaon
ⓘ
studies of medieval Jewish thought ⓘ |
| clarifies |
meaning of divine unity in Judaism
ⓘ
proper interpretation of anthropomorphic biblical language ⓘ |
| denies |
corporeal attributes of God
ⓘ
eternal beings besides God ⓘ multiplicity in God ⓘ |
| expoundsDoctrine |
God’s simplicity
ⓘ
God’s uniqueness ⓘ absolute unity of God ⓘ denial of divine corporeality ⓘ denial of divine plurality ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish philosophy
ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Geonic period
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surface form:
Geonic era
|
| influencedBy |
Islamic kalam
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surface form:
Islamic theology
kalam ⓘ |
| language | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
God’s oneness
ⓘ
divine incorporeality ⓘ divine unity ⓘ |
| opposes | literal understanding of corporeal descriptions of God ⓘ |
| partOf | Emunot ve-Deot ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
divine attributes
ⓘ
metaphysics of God ⓘ negative theology ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second treatise ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
doctrinal clarification for Jewish believers
ⓘ
polemical defense of monotheism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| supportsView |
God is beyond physical form
ⓘ
God ⓘ
surface form:
God is eternal and unique
God is not subject to change ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
rational argumentation
ⓘ
scriptural exegesis ⓘ |
| workContext | medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Second Treatise on the Unity of God