The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption
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The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption is a 17th-century theological treatise by William Pynchon that controversially challenged orthodox Puritan views on atonement and was one of the first books banned and publicly burned in colonial New England.
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| The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption Context triple: [William Pynchon, notableWork, The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption]
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A.
The Application of Redemption
"The Application of Redemption" is a major theological work by Puritan minister Thomas Hooker that systematically explores the doctrine and practical outworking of salvation in the Christian life.
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B.
Redemption
Redemption is a Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi comic miniseries that follows the aftermath of the Great Sith War and the quest for atonement by fallen Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma.
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C.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
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D.
The Redeemer of Man
The Redeemer of Man is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1979 encyclical *Redemptor Hominis*, which outlines his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
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E.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
- 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)
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Target entity: The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption Target entity description: The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption is a 17th-century theological treatise by William Pynchon that controversially challenged orthodox Puritan views on atonement and was one of the first books banned and publicly burned in colonial New England.
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A.
The Application of Redemption
"The Application of Redemption" is a major theological work by Puritan minister Thomas Hooker that systematically explores the doctrine and practical outworking of salvation in the Christian life.
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B.
Redemption
Redemption is a Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi comic miniseries that follows the aftermath of the Great Sith War and the quest for atonement by fallen Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma.
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C.
The Righteous
The Righteous is a film written by and starring Mark O'Brien, known as a brooding psychological horror drama with strong religious and moral themes.
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D.
The Redeemer of Man
The Redeemer of Man is the English title of Pope John Paul II’s 1979 encyclical *Redemptor Hominis*, which outlines his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
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E.
The Salvation
The Salvation is a 2014 Danish-directed Western film starring Mads Mikkelsen as a settler seeking revenge in the American frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
John Winthrop Jr.
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linked to:
John Winthrop the Younger
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| associatedWith | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| author | William Pynchon ⓘ |
| authorBirthPlace | England ⓘ |
| authorMigration |
William Pynchon emigrated from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony
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linked to:
William Pynchon
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| authorOccupation | colonial magistrate ⓘ |
| authorReligiousAffiliation | Puritan ⓘ |
| censorshipAction | publicly burned in Boston ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned in colonial New England ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Colonial New England
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linked to:
New England Colonies
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| genre |
Christian theology
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polemical work ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the first books banned in colonial New England
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one of the first books publicly burned in colonial New England ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to debates over doctrinal control in New England
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highlighted limits of religious dissent in early Massachusetts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
cited in discussions of censorship in American religious history
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studied as an early example of theological dissent in New England ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
atonement
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redemption ⓘ |
| placeOfCondemnation | Boston ⓘ |
| positionInTheology | challenges orthodox Puritan views on atonement ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| reasonForCondemnation | perceived as heretical by Massachusetts Bay authorities ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Calvinist theology
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linked to:
Calvinism
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| religiousTradition | Puritanism ⓘ |
| theologicalStance | questions traditional understanding of Christ’s suffering as payment ⓘ |
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