On the Cherubim
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"On the Cherubim" is a philosophical and allegorical treatise by the Hellenistic Jewish thinker Philo of Alexandria, exploring the symbolic meaning of the cherubim described in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin as dwelling between God’s shoulders | 1 |
| On the Cherubim canonical | 1 |
| On the Cherubim (De cherubim) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287779 — 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: On the Cherubim Context triple: [On the Creation (De opificio mundi), relatedWork, On the Cherubim]
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Seraphic Doctor
The Seraphic Doctor is the traditional honorific title of Saint Bonaventure, a 13th-century Franciscan theologian and philosopher renowned for his mystical and systematic contributions to medieval Christian thought.
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A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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C.
The Coming of God
The Coming of God is a major theological work by Jürgen Moltmann that explores Christian eschatology, focusing on God’s future, hope, and the ultimate renewal of creation.
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D.
The World to Come
The World to Come is a 2020 period drama film about a forbidden romance between two neighboring farmer’s wives in 19th-century rural America, in which Vanessa Kirby plays one of the leads.
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On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
- 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: On the Cherubim Target entity description: "On the Cherubim" is a philosophical and allegorical treatise by the Hellenistic Jewish thinker Philo of Alexandria, exploring the symbolic meaning of the cherubim described in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Seraphic Doctor
The Seraphic Doctor is the traditional honorific title of Saint Bonaventure, a 13th-century Franciscan theologian and philosopher renowned for his mystical and systematic contributions to medieval Christian thought.
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B.
A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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C.
The Coming of God
The Coming of God is a major theological work by Jürgen Moltmann that explores Christian eschatology, focusing on God’s future, hope, and the ultimate renewal of creation.
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D.
The World to Come
The World to Come is a 2020 period drama film about a forbidden romance between two neighboring farmer’s wives in 19th-century rural America, in which Vanessa Kirby plays one of the leads.
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E.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical treatise
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philosophical treatise ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| author | Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Genesis
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Torah ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Egypt
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linked to:
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
|
| dateWritten | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| discusses |
Garden of Eden narrative
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guarding of the way to the tree of life ⓘ |
| explores |
allegorical interpretation of Scripture
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nature of divine protection ⓘ relationship between God and humanity ⓘ role of angels in Jewish thought ⓘ symbolic meaning of cherubim ⓘ |
| genre |
Hellenistic Jewish philosophy
ⓘ
allegorical commentary ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalFocus |
divine providence
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divine transcendence ⓘ monotheism ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek philosophy
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Jewish scriptural tradition ⓘ Platonic thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Greek‑speaking readers interested in Judaism
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educated Hellenistic Jews ⓘ |
| interprets |
biblical imagery philosophically
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cherubim as symbolic figures ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hebrew Bible
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linked to:
Tanakh
biblical exegesis ⓘ cherubim ⓘ |
| partOf | Philo’s allegorical commentaries on the Pentateuch ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Jewish philosophy
ⓘ
history of biblical interpretation ⓘ patristic and late antique theology scholarship ⓘ |
| workOf | Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| workSequence | early treatise in Philo’s allegorical series on Genesis ⓘ |
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Subject: On the Cherubim Description of subject: "On the Cherubim" is a philosophical and allegorical treatise by the Hellenistic Jewish thinker Philo of Alexandria, exploring the symbolic meaning of the cherubim described in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (3)
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