The Nazarene
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"The Nazarene" is a 1939 historical novel by Sholem Asch that portrays the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth from a sympathetic, human-centered Jewish perspective.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Nazarene canonical | 4 |
| The Nazarene (novel) | 1 |
| the Nazarene | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3004934 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nazarene Context triple: [Sholem Asch, notableWork, The Nazarene]
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A.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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B.
The Apostles
The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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C.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
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D.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
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E.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a famous religious painting by William Holman Hunt that depicts Christ knocking at a door, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and spiritual symbolism.
- 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: The Nazarene Target entity description: "The Nazarene" is a 1939 historical novel by Sholem Asch that portrays the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth from a sympathetic, human-centered Jewish perspective.
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A.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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B.
The Apostles
The Apostles were an elite, secretive intellectual society at the University of Cambridge, known for its influential members and philosophical discussions.
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C.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
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D.
Last Gospel
The Last Gospel is a traditional reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John that concludes the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the Roman Catholic liturgy.
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E.
The Light of the World
The Light of the World is a famous religious painting by William Holman Hunt that depicts Christ knocking at a door, emblematic of the Pre-Raphaelite movement’s detailed realism and spiritual symbolism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Sholem Asch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
political tensions under Roman rule
ⓘ
religious conflicts in Judea ⓘ social life in 1st-century Palestine ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mary
ⓘ
The Apostle ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jesus of Nazareth
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus
Judas Iscariot ⓘ Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Virgin Mary
Pontius Pilate ⓘ apostles of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial among some Jewish communities
ⓘ
welcomed by some Christian readers ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Polish ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jesus of Nazareth
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus
|
| narrativeFocus | life and times of Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jewish interpretation of Jesus
ⓘ
controversial reception among Jewish readers ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Man fun Natseres ⓘ |
| partOf | Sholem Asch’s Christian trilogy ⓘ |
| perspective | Jewish perspective ⓘ |
| portrayal |
human-centered portrayal of Jesus
ⓘ
sympathetic portrayal of Jesus ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam’s Sons ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Roman Judea
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Judea
|
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish-Christian relations
ⓘ
faith and doubt ⓘ identity and belief ⓘ messianic expectations ⓘ |
| timeOfAction |
Second Temple period
ⓘ
ministry of Jesus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Nazarene Description of subject: "The Nazarene" is a 1939 historical novel by Sholem Asch that portrays the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth from a sympathetic, human-centered Jewish perspective.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.