Moralia in Job
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Moralia in Job is a monumental 6th-century biblical commentary by Pope Gregory the Great that offers moral and allegorical interpretations of the Book of Job.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moralia in Job canonical | 4 |
| Expositio in librum Iob | 1 |
| Moralia in Iob | 1 |
| Scholia on Job | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moralia in Job Context triple: [Pope Gregory the Dialogist, notableWork, Moralia in Job]
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A.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
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B.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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C.
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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D.
Scholia on Proverbs
Scholia on Proverbs is an early Christian exegetical work offering spiritual and allegorical commentary on the biblical Book of Proverbs, traditionally attributed to the monk and theologian Evagrius Ponticus.
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E.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
- 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: Moralia in Job Target entity description: Moralia in Job is a monumental 6th-century biblical commentary by Pope Gregory the Great that offers moral and allegorical interpretations of the Book of Job.
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A.
Several Tracts and Discourses
"Several Tracts and Discourses" is a collection of theological and moral writings by the English churchman and Archbishop of York John Sharp.
-
B.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
-
C.
Book of Wisdom
The Book of Wisdom is a deuterocanonical biblical text that offers poetic reflections on divine wisdom, righteousness, and the fate of the just and unjust.
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D.
Scholia on Proverbs
Scholia on Proverbs is an early Christian exegetical work offering spiritual and allegorical commentary on the biblical Book of Proverbs, traditionally attributed to the monk and theologian Evagrius Ponticus.
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E.
Contra Celsum
Contra Celsum is a major apologetic work by the early Christian theologian Origen, written in the 3rd century as a detailed rebuttal of the pagan philosopher Celsus’s criticisms of Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
ⓘ
biblical commentary ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
interpret suffering in a Christian framework
ⓘ
provide moral instruction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Papal teaching of Gregory the Great ⓘ |
| author |
Gregory the Great
ⓘ
Pope Gregory I ⓘ
linked to:
Gregory the Great
|
| basedOnWork | Book of Job ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 6th century ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | medieval Latin West ⓘ |
| componentOf | Patristic commentaries on the Old Testament ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 6th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
allegorical interpretation of Scripture
ⓘ
moral interpretation of Scripture ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
allegorical
ⓘ
ascetical ⓘ moral ⓘ pastoral ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pontificate of Gregory the Great ⓘ |
| influenced |
medieval biblical exegesis
ⓘ
medieval moral theology ⓘ monastic spirituality ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
allegorical commentary
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ moral commentary ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Book of Job ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later commentators on Job
ⓘ
integration of moral and allegorical exegesis ⓘ length and comprehensiveness ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Expositio in librum Iob
ⓘ
linked to:
Moralia in Job
Moralia in Iob ⓘ
linked to:
Moralia in Job
|
| period | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | Latin patristic literature ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBookCommented | Book of Job ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
moral theology
ⓘ
spiritual exegesis ⓘ |
| title | Moralia in Job ⓘ |
| tradition |
Western Church Fathers
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church Fathers
|
| usedIn |
clerical education
ⓘ
monastic reading ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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