Women in the New Testament
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Women in the New Testament are the diverse female figures—such as disciples, family members of Jesus, and early Christian leaders—who play significant roles in the narratives and theology of the New Testament writings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Women in the New Testament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5125850 — 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)
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Target entity: Women in the New Testament Context triple: [Saint Elizabeth, category, Women in the New Testament]
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A.
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content is a scholarly introduction to the New Testament that surveys its historical context, formation, and literary structure, authored by biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger.
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B.
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a landmark early 16th-century humanist biblical work offering philological and theological interpretations of St. Paul’s letters that helped pave the way for later Reformation thought.
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Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a major early Christian exegetical work offering detailed theological and historical interpretation of the New Testament letters attributed to Paul.
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The New Testament in the Original Greek
The New Testament in the Original Greek is a critical edition of the Greek New Testament produced in the 19th century by Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort, highly influential in modern biblical scholarship and textual criticism.
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Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
- 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: Women in the New Testament Target entity description: Women in the New Testament are the diverse female figures—such as disciples, family members of Jesus, and early Christian leaders—who play significant roles in the narratives and theology of the New Testament writings.
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A.
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content
The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content is a scholarly introduction to the New Testament that surveys its historical context, formation, and literary structure, authored by biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger.
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B.
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a landmark early 16th-century humanist biblical work offering philological and theological interpretations of St. Paul’s letters that helped pave the way for later Reformation thought.
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C.
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a major early Christian exegetical work offering detailed theological and historical interpretation of the New Testament letters attributed to Paul.
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D.
The New Testament in the Original Greek
The New Testament in the Original Greek is a critical edition of the Greek New Testament produced in the 19th century by Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort, highly influential in modern biblical scholarship and textual criticism.
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E.
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
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| instanceOf |
Biblical topic
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Christian theological topic ⓘ New Testament studies topic ⓘ Religious studies subject ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Acts of the Apostles
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Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholic epistles NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline epistles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFigure |
Anna the prophetess
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Apphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chloe NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ Euodia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jairus’s daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jezebel of Thyatira in Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanna wife of Chuza NERFINISHED ⓘ Junia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydia of Thyatira NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha of Bethany NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary mother of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary of Bethany NERFINISHED ⓘ Nympha NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe NERFINISHED ⓘ Priscilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Salome NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapphira NERFINISHED ⓘ Susanna disciple of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syntyche NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabitha also called Dorcas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Canaanite woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Samaritan woman at the well NERFINISHED ⓘ The elect lady of 2 John ⓘ The great prostitute of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ The hemorrhaging woman ⓘ The poor widow who gives two coins ⓘ The sinful woman who anoints Jesus ⓘ The widow of Nain ⓘ The woman clothed with the sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of John
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Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| roleIncludes |
apostle
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benefactor of Jesus ⓘ deacon ⓘ disciple of Jesus ⓘ follower of Jesus ⓘ house‑church leader ⓘ patron of early Christian communities ⓘ prophetess ⓘ witness of crucifixion ⓘ witness of resurrection ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Christian history
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biblical studies ⓘ feminist theology ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
discipleship
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gender roles in Christian communities ⓘ leadership in the early church ⓘ salvation and faith ⓘ witness ⓘ |
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Subject: Women in the New Testament Description of subject: Women in the New Testament are the diverse female figures—such as disciples, family members of Jesus, and early Christian leaders—who play significant roles in the narratives and theology of the New Testament writings.
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