Triple

T11712129
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Markan priority hypothesis E278397 entity
Predicate oftenCombinedWith P4791 FINISHED
Object Four-source hypothesis
The Four-source hypothesis is a scholarly theory about the origins of the Synoptic Gospels that proposes Matthew and Luke drew on four distinct sources, including Mark and a lost sayings source called Q.
E943357 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Four-source hypothesis | Statement: [Markan priority hypothesis, oftenCombinedWith, Four-source hypothesis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four-source hypothesis
Context triple: [Markan priority hypothesis, oftenCombinedWith, Four-source hypothesis]
  • A. Augustinian hypothesis
    The Augustinian hypothesis is a theory of the Synoptic Gospels’ literary relationship that holds Matthew was written first, Luke used Matthew, and Mark later abridged and drew from both.
  • B. Griesbach hypothesis
    The Griesbach hypothesis is a minority theory of the Synoptic Problem that proposes Matthew was written first, Luke used Matthew, and Mark later condensed both, rejecting the need for a separate Q source.
  • C. Markan priority hypothesis
    The Markan priority hypothesis is the widely supported view in New Testament scholarship that the Gospel of Mark was the first written of the Synoptic Gospels and served as a primary source for Matthew and Luke.
  • D. History of the Synoptic Tradition
    History of the Synoptic Tradition is a seminal work of New Testament scholarship that critically examines the formation and transmission of the Gospel traditions within early Christianity.
  • E. The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations
    The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Four-source hypothesis
Triple: [Markan priority hypothesis, oftenCombinedWith, Four-source hypothesis]
Generated description
The Four-source hypothesis is a scholarly theory about the origins of the Synoptic Gospels that proposes Matthew and Luke drew on four distinct sources, including Mark and a lost sayings source called Q.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four-source hypothesis
Target entity description: The Four-source hypothesis is a scholarly theory about the origins of the Synoptic Gospels that proposes Matthew and Luke drew on four distinct sources, including Mark and a lost sayings source called Q.
  • A. Augustinian hypothesis
    The Augustinian hypothesis is a theory of the Synoptic Gospels’ literary relationship that holds Matthew was written first, Luke used Matthew, and Mark later abridged and drew from both.
  • B. Griesbach hypothesis
    The Griesbach hypothesis is a minority theory of the Synoptic Problem that proposes Matthew was written first, Luke used Matthew, and Mark later condensed both, rejecting the need for a separate Q source.
  • C. Markan priority hypothesis
    The Markan priority hypothesis is the widely supported view in New Testament scholarship that the Gospel of Mark was the first written of the Synoptic Gospels and served as a primary source for Matthew and Luke.
  • D. History of the Synoptic Tradition
    History of the Synoptic Tradition is a seminal work of New Testament scholarship that critically examines the formation and transmission of the Gospel traditions within early Christianity.
  • E. The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations
    The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aaff2ce88190b4a1e4b341ad5377 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a4be10088190854699385d1f6a95 completed April 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f0196916e081908671e79765d03778 completed April 28, 2026, 2:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f0319271788190a105828ae7582668 completed April 28, 2026, 4:03 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f05a44dcb88190a0bb57b0c8fef6b9 completed April 28, 2026, 6:57 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.