Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
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Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a landmark early 16th-century humanist biblical work offering philological and theological interpretations of St. Paul’s letters that helped pave the way for later Reformation thought.
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| Commentary on the Pauline Epistles canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Commentary on the Pauline Epistles Context triple: [Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, notableWork, Commentary on the Pauline Epistles]
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Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul is a renowned collection of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Pauline letters in the New Testament.
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Commentary on Romans
Commentary on Romans is a theological work by Reformation scholar Philip Melanchthon offering a humanist and Lutheran interpretation of the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans.
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Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on the Pauline Epistles Target entity description: Commentary on the Pauline Epistles is a landmark early 16th-century humanist biblical work offering philological and theological interpretations of St. Paul’s letters that helped pave the way for later Reformation thought.
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A.
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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B.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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C.
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul is a renowned collection of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Pauline letters in the New Testament.
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D.
Commentary on Romans
Commentary on Romans is a theological work by Reformation scholar Philip Melanchthon offering a humanist and Lutheran interpretation of the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans.
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E.
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament commentary
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biblical commentary ⓘ humanist work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aim |
clarification of Pauline doctrine
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reform of biblical interpretation practices ⓘ |
| approach |
close reading of Pauline Greek
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return to original biblical languages ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| audience |
clergy
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educated laity ⓘ scholars ⓘ |
| context | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
philological interpretation
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theological interpretation ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical exegesis
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philological commentary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commentary on 1 Corinthians
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commentary on 1 Thessalonians ⓘ commentary on 1 Timothy ⓘ commentary on 2 Corinthians ⓘ commentary on 2 Thessalonians ⓘ commentary on 2 Timothy ⓘ commentary on Colossians ⓘ commentary on Ephesians ⓘ commentary on Galatians ⓘ commentary on Philemon ⓘ commentary on Philippians ⓘ commentary on Romans ⓘ commentary on Titus ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped pave the way for Reformation thought ⓘ |
| influenced |
Protestant exegesis of Paul
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Reformation biblical scholarship ⓘ later humanist commentators ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pauline epistles
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linked to:
Pauline Epistles
letters of Saint Paul ⓘ
linked to:
Pauline Epistles
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| methodology |
grammatical-historical exegesis
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historical-critical elements ⓘ |
| movement | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon | New Testament ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
faith
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grace ⓘ justification ⓘ law and gospel ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | humanist theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
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