B. B. Warfield
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B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| B. B. Warfield canonical | 17 |
| Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: B. B. Warfield Context triple: [Princeton Theological Seminary, hasNotableAlumnus, B. B. Warfield]
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Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
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Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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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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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.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: B. B. Warfield Target entity description: B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Charles G. Smith
Charles G. Smith was an American engineer and businessman best known as a co-founder of the defense and aerospace company Raytheon.
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B.
Carl F. H. Henry
Carl F. H. Henry was a prominent 20th-century American evangelical theologian and author who helped shape modern evangelical thought and was a founding figure of Christianity Today magazine.
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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.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theologian
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Presbyterian theologian ⓘ Reformed theologian ⓘ academic ⓘ human ⓘ professor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-11-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1921-02-16 ⓘ |
| denomination | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton Theological Seminary
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Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer |
Princeton Theological Seminary
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Western Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christology
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New Testament studies ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ apologetics ⓘ biblical theology ⓘ doctrine of Scripture ⓘ dogmatic theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| fullName |
B. B. Warfield
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
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| givenName | Benjamin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
articulation of Reformed doctrine of revelation
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contributions to Christology ⓘ defense of biblical inerrancy ⓘ defense of the deity of Christ ⓘ defense of the inspiration of Scripture ⓘ opposition to higher criticism of the Bible ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
| middleName | Breckinridge ⓘ |
| movement |
Calvinism
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Old Princeton theology ⓘ Calvinism ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed orthodoxy
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| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Biblical and Theological Studies
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John Calvin ⓘ
surface form:
Calvin and Augustine
Counterfeit Miracles ⓘ The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible ⓘ The Lord of Glory ⓘ The Plan of Salvation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lexington, Kentucky ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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| positionHeld |
Professor of Didactic and Polemic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary
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Professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie Pearce Kinkead Warfield ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
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Subject: B. B. Warfield Description of subject: B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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