Sacra Parallela
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Sacra Parallela is a Byzantine florilegium traditionally attributed to John of Damascus, compiling biblical and patristic excerpts arranged thematically for theological and moral instruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sacra Parallela canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4274018 — 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.
Target entity: Sacra Parallela Context triple: [John of Damascus, notableWork, Sacra Parallela]
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Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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Novellae Maioriani
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Proclus' Chrestomathy
Proclus' Chrestomathy is a lost ancient Greek work, known through later summaries, that provided prose epitomes of the early epic poems of the Trojan cycle and other pre-Homeric epics.
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Summus Poeninus
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Hypatian Chronicle
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sacra Parallela Target entity description: Sacra Parallela is a Byzantine florilegium traditionally attributed to John of Damascus, compiling biblical and patristic excerpts arranged thematically for theological and moral instruction.
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A.
Aenianes
The Aenianes were an ancient Greek tribe from central Greece, known for their participation in regional religious and political alliances such as the Amphictyonic League.
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B.
Novellae Maioriani
Novellae Maioriani are a collection of legal edicts and reforms promulgated by the Western Roman Emperor Majorian in the mid-5th century, reflecting efforts to strengthen and reorganize the declining Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Proclus' Chrestomathy
Proclus' Chrestomathy is a lost ancient Greek work, known through later summaries, that provided prose epitomes of the early epic poems of the Trojan cycle and other pre-Homeric epics.
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D.
Summus Poeninus
Summus Poeninus is the Latin name for the Great St Bernard Pass, a historic Alpine route linking Switzerland and Italy that has served as a key transalpine crossing since antiquity.
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E.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine florilegium
ⓘ
theological anthology ⓘ |
| arrangement | thematic arrangement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine monasticism ⓘ |
| attributedPeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
| circulation | monastic libraries ⓘ |
| compiles |
biblical excerpts
ⓘ
patristic excerpts ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | 8th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical anthology
ⓘ
florilegium ⓘ patristic anthology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAttributionStatus | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| hasForm |
catena-like chains of texts
ⓘ
excerpted quotations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
collections of parallel passages
ⓘ
topically arranged chapters ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine florilegia
ⓘ
medieval Greek theological compilations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
clergy
ⓘ
monks ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ dogmatic theology ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Byzantine manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableManuscript | Parisinus Graecus 923 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
moral instruction
ⓘ
theological instruction ⓘ |
| relatedWork | John of Damascus’s theological writings ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Byzantine Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Byzantine florilegia studies
ⓘ
patristic reception in Byzantium ⓘ |
| script | Greek uncial script ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | orthodox Chalcedonian theology ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Sacra Parallela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | John of Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
doctrinal argumentation
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homiletic preparation ⓘ moral exhortation ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek Church Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ patristic writings ⓘ |
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Subject: Sacra Parallela Description of subject: Sacra Parallela is a Byzantine florilegium traditionally attributed to John of Damascus, compiling biblical and patristic excerpts arranged thematically for theological and moral instruction.
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