Homily II
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Homily II is the second sermon in Basil of Caesarea’s Hexaemeron, a series of theological discourses on the six days of Creation in the Book of Genesis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homily II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homily II Context triple: [Hexaemeron, hasPart, Homily II]
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A.
Homily I
Homily I is the opening sermon in Basil of Caesarea’s Hexaemeron, introducing his theological and philosophical reflections on the creation of the world.
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B.
Homiletic Fragment I
Homiletic Fragment I is a brief Old English religious text preserved in the Vercelli Book, likely representing part of a lost sermon or homily.
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C.
Second Series of Catholic Homilies
The Second Series of Catholic Homilies is a later collection of Old English sermons traditionally attributed to Ælfric of Eynsham, continuing his influential program of vernacular instruction for the Anglo-Saxon laity.
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D.
Sermon I
Sermon I is the opening discourse in the collection "Six Sermons on Intemperance," addressing the moral and social consequences of excessive alcohol use.
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E.
Homilies on the Gospels
Homilies on the Gospels is a collection of sermons by Pope Gregory the Great that offers pastoral and moral interpretations of Gospel passages for use in preaching and spiritual instruction.
- 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: Homily II Target entity description: Homily II is the second sermon in Basil of Caesarea’s Hexaemeron, a series of theological discourses on the six days of Creation in the Book of Genesis.
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A.
Homily I
Homily I is the opening sermon in Basil of Caesarea’s Hexaemeron, introducing his theological and philosophical reflections on the creation of the world.
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B.
Homiletic Fragment I
Homiletic Fragment I is a brief Old English religious text preserved in the Vercelli Book, likely representing part of a lost sermon or homily.
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C.
Second Series of Catholic Homilies
The Second Series of Catholic Homilies is a later collection of Old English sermons traditionally attributed to Ælfric of Eynsham, continuing his influential program of vernacular instruction for the Anglo-Saxon laity.
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D.
Sermon I
Sermon I is the opening discourse in the collection "Six Sermons on Intemperance," addressing the moral and social consequences of excessive alcohol use.
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E.
Homilies on the Gospels
Homilies on the Gospels is a collection of sermons by Pope Gregory the Great that offers pastoral and moral interpretations of Gospel passages for use in preaching and spiritual instruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patristic text
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sermon ⓘ |
| associatedSee | Caesarea in Cappadocia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ |
| author |
Basil of Caesarea
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Basil the Great ⓘ
linked to:
Basil of Caesarea
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| collectionType | part of a homiletic cycle ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical exegesis
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theological discourse ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Patristic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Patristic period
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| includedIn | collections of Basil of Caesarea’s works ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine theological tradition
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later Christian exegesis of Genesis ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in some patristic study contexts ⓘ |
| numberOfHomiliesInSeries | 9 ⓘ |
| originalContext | preached in Caesarea Mazaca ⓘ |
| partOf | Hexaemeron ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second homily ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Book of Genesis
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Genesis creation narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
interpretation of Genesis 1
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six days of Creation ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus | doctrine of Creation ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine providence
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goodness of creation ⓘ literal and spiritual senses of Scripture ⓘ |
| tradition | Eastern Christian theology ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| workStatus | extant ⓘ |
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