James
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James is a New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus, emphasizing practical Christian ethics and the relationship between faith and works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5373442 — 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: James Context triple: [Protestant Bible, containsBook, James]
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John
John "Stuffy" McInnis was an American Major League Baseball first baseman best known as a member of Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics dynasty in the early 20th century.
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John
John is the given first name of the influential British computer scientist Robin Milner, known for his pioneering work in programming language theory and process calculi.
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John
John is the given name of Sir John Copley, a titled individual likely known for his status and contributions within British society.
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John
John is the given name of Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies, best known for his roles in the Indiana Jones and The Lord of the Rings film series.
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John
John Tinsley Oden is an American engineer and mathematician renowned for his pioneering work in computational mechanics and finite element analysis.
- 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: James Target entity description: James is a New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus, emphasizing practical Christian ethics and the relationship between faith and works.
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James
James is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," widely used in English-speaking countries.
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James
James is a prominent early Christian figure, traditionally identified as James the brother of Jesus and a leader in the Jerusalem church.
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John
John is the given name of British actor and producer John Boyega, known for his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
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John
John is the given name of John McCarthy, the American computer scientist who coined the term "artificial intelligence" and was a pioneer in the field.
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John
John is the given name of John Russell, Viscount Amberley, a 19th-century British politician and the father of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament epistle
ⓘ
book of the Bible ⓘ |
| audience | Jewish Christians in the dispersion ⓘ |
| audienceDescription | the twelve tribes in the Dispersion ⓘ |
| biblicalOrder | among the Catholic Epistles ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical in most Christian traditions ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInLutheranism | accepted in the New Testament canon ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 5 ⓘ |
| contains |
Beatitude-like sayings
ⓘ
Old Testament allusions ⓘ sayings similar to Jesus’ teachings ⓘ |
| discusses |
anointing of the sick
ⓘ
confession of sins ⓘ role of teachers in the church ⓘ |
| emphasis |
care for the poor
ⓘ
control of the tongue ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ good works ⓘ humility ⓘ perseverance in trials ⓘ prayer ⓘ wisdom from above ⓘ |
| genre |
epistle
ⓘ
paraenetic letter ⓘ |
| group | Catholic Epistles ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
faith without works is dead
ⓘ
justification shown by works ⓘ |
| keyPassage | James 2:14–26 ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
short, direct exhortations
ⓘ
wisdom-sayings format ⓘ |
| moralFocus | integrity between belief and behavior ⓘ |
| openingVerse | James 1:1 ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
practical Christian ethics
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relationship between faith and works ⓘ wisdom and righteous living ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| testamentPosition | toward the end of the New Testament ⓘ |
| topic |
hearing and doing the word
ⓘ
patience and prayer ⓘ quarrels and pride ⓘ rich and poor ⓘ taming the tongue ⓘ trials and temptations ⓘ wisdom and worldliness ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
James the Just
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James the brother of Jesus ⓘ |
| viewInLutheranTradition | once called an epistle of straw by Martin Luther ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Description of subject: James is a New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus, emphasizing practical Christian ethics and the relationship between faith and works.
Referenced by (2)
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