John Gill
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John Gill was an 18th-century English Baptist pastor and biblical scholar best known for his exhaustive commentary on the entire Bible and his defense of Calvinist theology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Gill canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T383218 — 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: John Gill Context triple: [John Gill Shorter, hasGivenName, John Gill]
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William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
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John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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D.
Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul was a prominent American educator who served as the long-time president of the University of California system in the mid-20th century.
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John Luther
John Luther is a brilliant but tormented London detective from the British crime drama series "Luther," known for his obsessive pursuit of justice and morally ambiguous methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Gill Target entity description: John Gill was an 18th-century English Baptist pastor and biblical scholar best known for his exhaustive commentary on the entire Bible and his defense of Calvinist theology.
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A.
William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
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B.
John Owen
John Owen was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan theologian and pastor known for his influential writings on Reformed doctrine and Christian spirituality.
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C.
George Reynolds
George Reynolds was the 19th-century Mormon defendant whose challenge to federal anti-polygamy laws led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States, which helped define the limits of religious freedom under the First Amendment.
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D.
Robert Gordon Sproul
Robert Gordon Sproul was a prominent American educator who served as the long-time president of the University of California system in the mid-20th century.
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E.
John Luther
John Luther is a brilliant but tormented London detective from the British crime drama series "Luther," known for his obsessive pursuit of justice and morally ambiguous methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist pastor
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biblical scholar ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1697-11-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kettering
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surface form:
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
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| burialPlace |
Bunhill Fields
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surface form:
Bunhill Fields, London
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| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| clergyOf |
Baptists
ⓘ
surface form:
Baptist Church
|
| deathDate | 1771-10-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| denomination |
Baptists
ⓘ
surface form:
Particular Baptist
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| education | largely self-taught in biblical languages ⓘ |
| endOfPastorate | 1771 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
church history ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Spurgeon
ⓘ
Baptists ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Baptist tradition
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| influencedBy |
John Calvin
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Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Reformed Baptist theology
ⓘ
defense of Calvinist theology ⓘ exhaustive commentary on the entire Bible ⓘ expertise in Hebrew ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | John Gill self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Body of Doctrinal Divinity
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A Body of Practical Divinity ⓘ Exposition of the Old and New Testaments ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical commentator
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pastor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | England ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Baptists
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surface form:
Calvinistic Baptist
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| religiousTradition | Baptist ⓘ |
| servedAs | pastor of the Baptist church at Carter Lane, Southwark ⓘ |
| startOfPastorate | 1720 ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Calvinist ⓘ |
| viewOnScripture | high view of biblical inspiration ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Trinity
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covenant theology ⓘ doctrine of election ⓘ eternal justification ⓘ particular redemption ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | English ⓘ |
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