The Divine Names
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The Divine Names is a foundational work of Christian Neoplatonic theology that explores how God can be known through the various names and attributes ascribed to the divine in Scripture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Divine Names canonical | 5 |
| De Divinis Nominibus | 2 |
| On the Divine Names | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Divine Names Context triple: [Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, authorOf, The Divine Names]
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A.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
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B.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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C.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
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D.
The Power of the Name
"The Power of the Name" is a theological work by Bishop Kallistos Ware exploring the meaning, practice, and spiritual significance of the Jesus Prayer and the invocation of the divine name in Eastern Orthodox spirituality.
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E.
Divine Faith
Divine Faith was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that blended elements of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, and other traditions to promote religious tolerance and imperial unity.
- 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 Divine Names Target entity description: The Divine Names is a foundational work of Christian Neoplatonic theology that explores how God can be known through the various names and attributes ascribed to the divine in Scripture.
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A.
Book of God
The "Book of God" is a Qur’anic term referring to God’s revealed scripture, often understood as the divine record of guidance, law, and judgment for humanity.
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B.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
-
C.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
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D.
The Power of the Name
"The Power of the Name" is a theological work by Bishop Kallistos Ware exploring the meaning, practice, and spiritual significance of the Jesus Prayer and the invocation of the divine name in Eastern Orthodox spirituality.
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E.
Divine Faith
Divine Faith was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that blended elements of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, and other traditions to promote religious tolerance and imperial unity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian Neoplatonic work
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theological treatise ⓘ work of mystical theology ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain how God can be named and known
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to reconcile divine transcendence and immanence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De Divinis Nominibus
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linked to:
The Divine Names
On the Divine Names ⓘ
linked to:
The Divine Names
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| author | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ |
| circulation |
Byzantine world
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Latin Middle Ages ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Ages
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| dateWritten |
early 6th century
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late 5th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
name "Beauty" of God
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name "Being" of God ⓘ name "Good" of God ⓘ name "Justice" of God ⓘ
linked to:
DivineJustice
name "Life" of God ⓘ name "Light" of God ⓘ name "Love" of God ⓘ name "Power" of God ⓘ
linked to:
the LORD
name "Wisdom" of God ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Wisdom
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| genre |
mystical theology
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theological philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
John Scotus Eriugena
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Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
|
| influenced |
Albert the Great
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Bonaventure ⓘ Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
linked to:
St. Maximus the Confessor
Meister Eckhart ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
Western medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Scripture
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Patristic theology ⓘ Plotinus ⓘ Proclus ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
apophatic theology
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cataphatic theology ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ names of God ⓘ
linked to:
Names of God in Judaism
participation in God ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corpus Dionysiacum
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linked to:
Corpus Areopagiticum
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| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
God as beyond being
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analogy between God and creatures ⓘ goodness of God ⓘ hierarchical order of creation ⓘ procession and return of all things in God ⓘ unity and multiplicity in God’s names ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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linked to: The Divine Names
linked to: The Divine Names