Book XII
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Book XII is a section of Augustine’s theological work *The City of God* that explores the nature of creation, angels, and the origin of evil.
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| Book XII canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XII Context triple: [The City of God, hasPart, Book XII]
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Book XI
Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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Book XV
Book XV is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God" that continues his exploration of human history and the two cities—earthly and divine—through a Christian philosophical lens.
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Book 16
Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
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Book VI
Book VI is one of the later sections of John Gower’s Middle English poem *Vox Clamantis*, contributing to its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society.
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Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
- 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 XII Target entity description: Book XII is a section of Augustine’s theological work *The City of God* that explores the nature of creation, angels, and the origin of evil.
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A.
Book XI
Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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B.
Book XV
Book XV is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God" that continues his exploration of human history and the two cities—earthly and divine—through a Christian philosophical lens.
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C.
Book 16
Book 16 is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s theological work "The City of God," focusing on biblical history from Abraham to the kings of Israel to illustrate God’s providential plan.
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D.
Book VI
Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
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E.
Book VI
Book VI is one of the later sections of John Gower’s Middle English poem *Vox Clamantis*, contributing to its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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theological text ⓘ |
| argues |
that God is not the author of evil
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that evil is a privation of good ⓘ that some angels persevered in good by grace ⓘ that the fall of angels preceded human fall ⓘ that the will is the seat of moral responsibility ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Book XI (The City of God)
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Book XIII (The City of God) ⓘ Book XIV (The City of God) ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| discusses |
God as the immutable good
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how evil originates in the will of the creature ⓘ the cause of the fall as pride ⓘ the distinction between good and bad angels ⓘ the first sin of the angels ⓘ the mutability of created beings ⓘ the nature of created spirits ⓘ the non-substantial nature of evil ⓘ the order of creation of angels and the world ⓘ the relation between foreknowledge and predestination ⓘ the will of angels ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
medieval angelology
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medieval doctrines of evil ⓘ scholastic discussions of free will ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInWorkStructure | second main part of The City of God ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
angelic fall
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angels ⓘ creation ⓘ creation ex nihilo ⓘ divine goodness ⓘ free will ⓘ origin of evil ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ |
| partOf | The City of God ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Neoplatonism-influenced Christian thought ⓘ |
| positionInWork | Book 12 of 22 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Latin Patristic theology ⓘ |
| workChronology | composed in the early 5th century ⓘ |
| workInSeries |
The City of God, Book XI–XIV (creation and fall section)
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linked to:
The City of God
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