New Testament person
C618
concept
A New Testament person is an individual mentioned in the Christian New Testament whose life, actions, or teachings contribute to the narrative and theological message of early Christianity.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Testament person canonical | 111 |
| apostle | 41 |
| New Testament figure | 26 |
| biblical person | 20 |
| Christian apostle | 19 |
| early Christian leader | 14 |
| early Christian missionary | 8 |
| Apostle | 5 |
| biblical author | 4 |
| disciple of Jesus | 4 |
| associate of Paul the Apostle | 3 |
| NewTestamentFigure | 2 |
| New Testament figures | 1 |
| New Testament household | 1 |
| New Testament people | 1 |
| Person in the New Testament | 1 |
| biblical writer | 1 |
| female disciple of Jesus | 1 |
| pair of New Testament figures | 1 |
| person in the Gospels | 1 |
| person in the New Testament | 1 |
| πρόσωπο της Καινής Διαθήκης | 1 |
| نبي_مذكور_في_الإنجيل | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: New Testament person
Generated description
A New Testament person is an individual mentioned in the Christian New Testament whose life, actions, or teachings contribute to the narrative and theological message of early Christianity.
Instances (186)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Saint John the Divine | — |
| Saint Gatien | early Christian missionary |
| St John | New Testament figure |
| Maacah | biblical person |
| Lazarus of Bethany | — |
| Zechariah | — |
|
Titus
linked to:
Titus (companion of Paul)
|
early Christian missionary |
|
Philip the Apostle
linked to:
Philip
|
apostle |
| Caiaphas | — |
| Barnabas the Apostle | New Testament figure |
| Malchus | — |
|
Matthew the Apostle
linked to:
Matthew
|
New Testament figure |
| Joseph of Arimathea | — |
| Saint Elizabeth | — |
| Barabbas | — |
| Annas | — |
| Iacobus Maior | apostle |
| John the Forerunner | — |
| Jude | Christian apostle |
| St. Jude | apostle |
| Saint Bartholomew | Christian apostle |
| Judas Thomas | Christian apostle |
| Didymus | Christian apostle |
| James the Less | — |
|
James the Less
linked to:
the Less
|
apostle |
|
James the Younger
linked to:
the Younger
|
apostle |
| Simon the Cananaean | Apostle |
| John the Revelator | New Testament figure |
| John the Divine | New Testament figure |
| Alphaeus | — |
| Simon Zelotes | Apostle |
| Saint Philip | Christian apostle |
| Mary | biblical person |
| Joses | — |
| Thomas Didymus | Christian apostle |
| James of Jerusalem | — |
| John son of Zebedee | apostle |
| Matthias | apostle |
| Saint Andrew | Christian apostle |
| St. Luke | New Testament figure |
| Lois | — |
|
Barnabas
linked to:
Joseph
|
— |
| Mary Magdalene | — |
| Bartholomew | Apostle |
|
James the Greater
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
|
apostle |
| James the Righteous | early Christian leader |
| Apostle Philip | apostle |
| Diotrephes | — |
| the elder | early Christian leader |
|
James the Just
linked to:
James
|
early Christian leader |