Book III
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Book III is the third section of Augustine’s theological treatise *On Christian Doctrine*, focusing on the principles for interpreting ambiguous or figurative passages of Scripture.
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| Book III canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4096141 — 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 III Context triple: [On Christian Doctrine, book, Book III]
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Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
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Book III
Book III is the section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" that focuses on the nature, use, and limitations of language in human knowledge.
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Book III
Book III is one of the sections of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, which laid the foundations of the heliocentric model of the solar system.
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Book III
Book III is the final section of Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, in which he applies his laws of motion and universal gravitation to explain the motions of celestial bodies and the structure of the solar system.
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Book III
Book III is the concluding section of Hugo Grotius’s seminal work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically examines the conduct of war and the restoration of peace within the framework of natural and international law.
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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: Book III Target entity description: Book III is the third section of Augustine’s theological treatise *On Christian Doctrine*, focusing on the principles for interpreting ambiguous or figurative passages of Scripture.
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Book III
Book III is a section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work *The City of God*, continuing his critique of pagan beliefs and interpretation of Roman history.
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Book III
Book III is a section of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, continuing his systematic defense and explanation of Christian doctrine to a Roman audience.
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Book III
Book III is the section of John Locke’s "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" that focuses on the nature, use, and limitations of language in human knowledge.
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Book III
Book III is the concluding section of Hugo Grotius’s seminal work "De iure belli ac pacis," in which he systematically examines the conduct of war and the restoration of peace within the framework of natural and international law.
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Book III
Book III is the section of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political treatise *The Social Contract* that focuses on the nature, forms, and functioning of government in relation to the sovereign people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book section ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christian hermeneutical tradition ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| completedIn | early 5th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
allegorical interpretation
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ambiguity of words and phrases ⓘ interpretation of seemingly immoral divine commands ⓘ interpretation of symbolic actions ⓘ signs and things in Scripture ⓘ tropological (moral) interpretation ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
love of God and neighbor as interpretive norm
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the moral purpose of Scripture ⓘ the role of the rule of faith in interpretation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distinguishing literal and figurative meanings
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interpretive charity ⓘ principles for interpreting ambiguous passages of Scripture ⓘ principles for interpreting figurative passages of Scripture ⓘ rules for resolving scriptural obscurities ⓘ |
| followedBy | Book IV (On Christian Doctrine) ⓘ |
| follows |
Book II (On Christian Doctrine)
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linked to:
Book II of De fide
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| genre | theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle |
De doctrina christiana, liber tertius
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linked to:
Book III of De doctrina christiana
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| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western Christian theology of Scripture
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medieval biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ambiguity in Scripture
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biblical interpretation ⓘ figurative language in Scripture ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenIn | late 4th century ⓘ |
| partOf | On Christian Doctrine ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly commentary on Augustinian hermeneutics ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Latin Church Fathers ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Book III Description of subject: Book III is the third section of Augustine’s theological treatise *On Christian Doctrine*, focusing on the principles for interpreting ambiguous or figurative passages of Scripture.
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