Book II of De fide
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Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book II (On Christian Doctrine) | 1 |
| Book II of De fide canonical | 1 |
| Liber II De fide | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3514119 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book II of De fide Context triple: [De fide, hasPart, Book II of De fide]
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De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
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Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
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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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E.
Hymns against Heresies
Hymns against Heresies is a collection of doctrinal and polemical hymns by Ephrem the Syrian, composed to defend orthodox Christian theology against various heretical teachings in the 4th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: Book II of De fide Target entity description: Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
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A.
De Praescriptione Haereticorum
De Praescriptione Haereticorum is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that argues against heresies by asserting the authority and priority of apostolic tradition over heterodox teachings.
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B.
Against Heresies
Against Heresies is a foundational 2nd-century Christian theological work that systematically refutes Gnostic teachings and defends orthodox doctrine.
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C.
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei
Book II: Ecclesiarum Clypei is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work Magnalia Christi Americana that focuses on the defense and history of New England churches.
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D.
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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E.
Hymns against Heresies
Hymns against Heresies is a collection of doctrinal and polemical hymns by Ephrem the Syrian, composed to defend orthodox Christian theology against various heretical teachings in the 4th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theological treatise section ⓘ |
| discipline | dogmatic theology ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus | Christian dogma ⓘ |
| follows | Book I of De fide ⓘ |
| hasOrder | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStructure | book ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Liber II De fide
ⓘ
linked to:
Book II of De fide
|
| intendedAudience |
Christian theologians
ⓘ
students of theology ⓘ |
| isContinuationOf | doctrinal exposition begun in Book I of De fide ⓘ |
| isSectionOf | systematic exposition of Christian faith ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | theology ⓘ |
| mainTheme | Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| partOf | De fide ⓘ |
| precedes | Book III of De fide ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Christian faith ⓘ |
| textType | prose ⓘ |
| treatiseForm | scholastic theology ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Book II of De fide Description of subject: Book II of *De fide* is the second section of the theological treatise *De fide*, continuing its systematic exposition of Christian doctrine.
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