John Wenham
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John Wenham was a 20th-century British evangelical biblical scholar best known for his conservative New Testament scholarship and advocacy of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels.
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| John Wenham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11129318 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Wenham Context triple: [Augustinian hypothesis, historicalProponent, John Wenham]
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Stephen Wonham
Stephen Wonham is the protagonist of E.M. Forster's novel "The Longest Journey," around whom the story’s exploration of idealism, morality, and personal integrity revolves.
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B.
Geoffrey Hinchliffe
Geoffrey Hinchliffe is an actor best known for his role in the British film "Made in Britain."
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C.
Francis Wenham
Francis Wenham was a 19th-century British engineer and early aeronautical pioneer who played a key role in the development of aviation theory and institutions.
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D.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
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E.
Charles Siddall
Charles Siddall was a family member of the Pre-Raphaelite-associated artist and poet Elizabeth Siddal, belonging to the same Victorian-era Siddall/Siddall family circle.
- 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: John Wenham Target entity description: John Wenham was a 20th-century British evangelical biblical scholar best known for his conservative New Testament scholarship and advocacy of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels.
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A.
Stephen Wonham
Stephen Wonham is the protagonist of E.M. Forster's novel "The Longest Journey," around whom the story’s exploration of idealism, morality, and personal integrity revolves.
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B.
Geoffrey Hinchliffe
Geoffrey Hinchliffe is an actor best known for his role in the British film "Made in Britain."
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C.
Francis Wenham
Francis Wenham was a 19th-century British engineer and early aeronautical pioneer who played a key role in the development of aviation theory and institutions.
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D.
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite was an American character actor best known for his roles in 1950s science fiction films and numerous television appearances.
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E.
Charles Siddall
Charles Siddall was a family member of the Pre-Raphaelite-associated artist and poet Elizabeth Siddal, belonging to the same Victorian-era Siddall/Siddall family circle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical scholar
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evangelical ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King's College London
NERFINISHED
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Queens' College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
London Bible College
NERFINISHED
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Moore Theological College NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyndale House, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
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biblical studies ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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biblical scholarship ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced | evangelical New Testament scholarship ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels
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conservative New Testament scholarship ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| movement | evangelicalism ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christ and the Bible
NERFINISHED
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Easter Enigma NERFINISHED ⓘ Facing Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Elements of New Testament Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ The Goodness of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Cambridge, England
NERFINISHED
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London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | conservative evangelical ⓘ |
| view |
advocacy of conditional immortality
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defense of the historical reliability of the New Testament ⓘ high view of biblical authority ⓘ support for the Augustinian hypothesis on the order of the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
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Subject: John Wenham Description of subject: John Wenham was a 20th-century British evangelical biblical scholar best known for his conservative New Testament scholarship and advocacy of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels.
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