Donald Arthur Carson
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Christian author
New Testament scholar
Reformed theologian
biblical scholar
evangelical theologian
person
theologian
Donald Arthur Carson is a prominent Canadian Reformed evangelical New Testament scholar, theologian, and author known for his extensive writings on biblical interpretation and theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donald Arthur Carson canonical | 8 |
| Don Carson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11423648 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Arthur Carson Context triple: [D. A. Carson, fullName, Donald Arthur Carson]
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Robert K. Brigham
Robert K. Brigham is an American historian and scholar of the Vietnam War, known for his extensive research and writings on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam conflict.
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John Shelby
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Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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George Hunsinger
George Hunsinger is an American Reformed theologian and Princeton Theological Seminary professor known for his influential scholarship on Karl Barth and ecumenical theology.
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Kenneth Eric Church
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- 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: Donald Arthur Carson Target entity description: Donald Arthur Carson is a prominent Canadian Reformed evangelical New Testament scholar, theologian, and author known for his extensive writings on biblical interpretation and theology.
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A.
Robert K. Brigham
Robert K. Brigham is an American historian and scholar of the Vietnam War, known for his extensive research and writings on U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam conflict.
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B.
John Shelby
John Shelby is a key member of the Shelby crime family in the British television series "Peaky Blinders," known for his fierce loyalty, volatility, and role in the gang's violent operations.
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C.
Robert F. Goheen
Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.
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D.
George Hunsinger
George Hunsinger is an American Reformed theologian and Princeton Theological Seminary professor known for his influential scholarship on Karl Barth and ecumenical theology.
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E.
Kenneth Eric Church
Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter known for his outlaw image and hits like "Springsteen" and "Drink in My Hand."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian author
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New Testament scholar ⓘ Reformed theologian ⓘ biblical scholar ⓘ evangelical theologian ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-12-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Canada
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Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| citizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | The Gospel Coalition ⓘ |
| denomination |
Baptist
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linked to:
Baptists
|
| educatedAt |
Central Baptist Seminary, Toronto
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McGill University ⓘ University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| employer | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
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biblical theology ⓘ evangelical theology ⓘ hermeneutics ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Christ and culture
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Johannine theology ⓘ New Testament exegesis ⓘ Pauline theology ⓘ biblical inerrancy ⓘ biblical interpretation ⓘ prayer ⓘ the doctrine of Scripture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name |
D. A. Carson
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Donald Arthur Carson ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Call to Spiritual Reformation
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Christ and Culture Revisited ⓘ Commentary on 1 Corinthians ⓘ Commentary on the Gospel according to John ⓘ Exegetical Fallacies ⓘ Scandalous: The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ The Gagging of God ⓘ The Gospel according to John ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of John
|
| parent | Tom Carson ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of The Gospel Coalition
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professor of New Testament ⓘ research professor of New Testament ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Reformed evangelicalism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Deerfield, Illinois ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: Donald Arthur Carson Description of subject: Donald Arthur Carson is a prominent Canadian Reformed evangelical New Testament scholar, theologian, and author known for his extensive writings on biblical interpretation and theology.
Referenced by (9)
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