B. C. Butler
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B. C. Butler was a 20th-century Catholic theologian and bishop known for his scholarly defense of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels and his influential role in biblical and doctrinal studies.
All labels observed (1)
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| B. C. Butler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11129319 — 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: B. C. Butler Context triple: [Augustinian hypothesis, historicalProponent, B. C. Butler]
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L. C. Bates
L. C. Bates was an African American journalist and civil rights activist who co-founded and co-published the Arkansas State Press newspaper with his wife, Daisy Bates.
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O. M. B. Bulman
O. M. B. Bulman was a British paleontologist best known for his influential work on graptolites and contributions to the study of Paleozoic marine fossils.
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C.
H. C. Brown
H. C. Brown was an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in organoborane chemistry, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979.
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L. T. Bonham
L. T. Bonham is a former military survival and tracking expert who is drawn out of seclusion to help hunt down a rogue, highly trained killer in the thriller film "The Hunted" (2003).
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W. S. Bodey
W. S. Bodey was a 19th-century prospector whose discovery of gold in California led to the founding of the mining town later preserved as Bodie State Historic Park.
- 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: B. C. Butler Target entity description: B. C. Butler was a 20th-century Catholic theologian and bishop known for his scholarly defense of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels and his influential role in biblical and doctrinal studies.
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A.
L. C. Bates
L. C. Bates was an African American journalist and civil rights activist who co-founded and co-published the Arkansas State Press newspaper with his wife, Daisy Bates.
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B.
O. M. B. Bulman
O. M. B. Bulman was a British paleontologist best known for his influential work on graptolites and contributions to the study of Paleozoic marine fossils.
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C.
H. C. Brown
H. C. Brown was an American chemist renowned for his pioneering work in organoborane chemistry, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1979.
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D.
L. T. Bonham
L. T. Bonham is a former military survival and tracking expert who is drawn out of seclusion to help hunt down a rogue, highly trained killer in the thriller film "The Hunted" (2003).
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E.
W. S. Bodey
W. S. Bodey was a 19th-century prospector whose discovery of gold in California led to the founding of the mining town later preserved as Bodie State Historic Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century theologian
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Catholic bishop ⓘ Catholic theologian ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Catholic doctrine
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New Testament studies ⓘ Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical studies
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doctrinal theology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Catholic biblical scholarship
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20th-century Catholic doctrinal theology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels
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work in biblical studies ⓘ work in doctrinal studies ⓘ |
| name | B. C. Butler ⓘ |
| notableFor | scholarly defense of traditional views on Gospel origins ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Catholic bishop ⓘ |
| profession |
bishop
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theologian ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| theologicalPosition | supporter of the Augustinian hypothesis on the Synoptic Gospels ⓘ |
| tradition | Augustinian hypothesis of Gospel order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: B. C. Butler Description of subject: B. C. Butler was a 20th-century Catholic theologian and bishop known for his scholarly defense of the Augustinian hypothesis regarding the Synoptic Gospels and his influential role in biblical and doctrinal studies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.