Book XV
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Book XV is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God" that continues his exploration of human history and the two cities—earthly and divine—through a Christian philosophical lens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book 15 (The City of God) | 2 |
| Book XV canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book XV Context triple: [The City of God, hasPart, Book XV]
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Book 16
Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
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Book 14
Book 14 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," focusing on the nature and consequences of human sin and the divided human will.
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Book 17
Book 17 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history and prophecy in relation to the City of God.
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Book 13
Book 13 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," in which he reflects on the nature of death, the consequences of original sin, and the hope of resurrection.
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Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Book XV Target entity description: Book XV is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God" that continues his exploration of human history and the two cities—earthly and divine—through a Christian philosophical lens.
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A.
Book 16
Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
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B.
Book 14
Book 14 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," focusing on the nature and consequences of human sin and the divided human will.
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C.
Book 17
Book 17 is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history and prophecy in relation to the City of God.
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D.
Book 13
Book 13 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," in which he reflects on the nature of death, the consequences of original sin, and the hope of resurrection.
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E.
Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
contrast earthly political orders with divine order
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explain development of the City of God in history ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Bishop of Hippo Regius ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Western Christianity
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surface form:
Western Christian theology
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| centralConcept | two cities as two orders of love ⓘ |
| conceptualPair |
civitas Dei
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civitas terrena ⓘ |
| discusses |
biblical history
ⓘ
divine city ⓘ earthly city ⓘ heavenly city ⓘ human history ⓘ interpretation of Genesis narratives ⓘ Cain ⓘ
surface form:
line of Cain
Shem ⓘ
surface form:
line of Seth
origins of the two cities ⓘ progress of the two cities through history ⓘ relationship between earthly and heavenly citizenship ⓘ two cities ⓘ |
| follows | Book XIV (The City of God) ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian philosophy
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Christian theology ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigureDiscussed |
Abel
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Cain ⓘ Enoch ⓘ Noah ⓘ patriarchs of Genesis ⓘ |
| historicalContextOfComposition | early 5th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Christian exegesis of Genesis ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInWorkStructure | second half of The City of God ⓘ |
| partOf | The City of God ⓘ |
| philosophicalLens | Christian philosophical lens ⓘ |
| precedes | Book XVI (The City of God) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Book of Genesis
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New Testament ⓘ Christian Old Testament ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theologicalOrientation | Latin Patristic ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
contrast between love of God and love of self
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pilgrim status of the City of God on earth ⓘ providence in human history ⓘ |
| workType | theological treatise section ⓘ |
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Subject: Book XV Description of subject: Book XV is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God" that continues his exploration of human history and the two cities—earthly and divine—through a Christian philosophical lens.
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