Priestly code
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The Priestly code is a body of biblical law and ritual instruction, primarily found in the Torah, that emphasizes priestly duties, sacrificial regulations, and holiness practices within ancient Israelite religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Priestly code canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T651427 — 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: Priestly code Context triple: [Leviticus 23:23–25, locatedIn, Priestly code]
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A.
Covenant Code
The Covenant Code is an early collection of ancient Israelite laws in the Hebrew Bible that outlines civil, ethical, and religious regulations for the community.
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B.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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C.
Mysterium fidei
Mysterium fidei is an encyclical letter by Pope Paul VI that reaffirms traditional Catholic teaching on the Eucharist, especially the doctrine of the Real Presence and transubstantiation.
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D.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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E.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
- 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: Priestly code Target entity description: The Priestly code is a body of biblical law and ritual instruction, primarily found in the Torah, that emphasizes priestly duties, sacrificial regulations, and holiness practices within ancient Israelite religion.
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A.
Covenant Code
The Covenant Code is an early collection of ancient Israelite laws in the Hebrew Bible that outlines civil, ethical, and religious regulations for the community.
-
B.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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C.
Mysterium fidei
Mysterium fidei is an encyclical letter by Pope Paul VI that reaffirms traditional Catholic teaching on the Eucharist, especially the doctrine of the Real Presence and transubstantiation.
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D.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
-
E.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical legal code
ⓘ
priestly law collection ⓘ source in the Pentateuch ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Aaronide priesthood
ⓘ
linked to:
Aaronic priesthood
Levites ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
|
| emphasizes |
cultic centralization
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holiness practices ⓘ priestly duties ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ sacrificial regulations ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Pentateuch ⓘ
linked to:
Torah
Torah ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-exilic period (according to many scholars) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian interpretations of Old Testament law
ⓘ
Second Temple Judaism ⓘ later Jewish halakhic traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| partOf |
P source
ⓘ
Priestly source ⓘ |
| regulates |
Sabbath observance
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dietary laws ⓘ festivals and holy days ⓘ priestly consecration ⓘ priestly garments ⓘ ritual impurity and purification ⓘ sacrificial offerings ⓘ tabernacle worship ⓘ tithes and offerings ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Covenant code
ⓘ
linked to:
Covenant Code
Deuteronomic code ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Deuteronomy
Holiness code ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leviticus
|
| religiousTradition | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
biblical law
ⓘ
holiness legislation ⓘ purity laws ⓘ ritual law ⓘ sacrificial system ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
covenant identity of Israel
ⓘ
holiness of God ⓘ separation between holy and profane ⓘ |
| usedInDiscipline |
biblical studies
ⓘ
history of ancient Israelite religion ⓘ source criticism ⓘ |
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Subject: Priestly code Description of subject: The Priestly code is a body of biblical law and ritual instruction, primarily found in the Torah, that emphasizes priestly duties, sacrificial regulations, and holiness practices within ancient Israelite religion.
Referenced by (5)
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