The Prodigal Son
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The Prodigal Son is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that retells the biblical parable of repentance and forgiveness in a rich, rhythmic African American vernacular style.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Prodigal Son canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Prodigal Son Context triple: [God’s Trombones, hasPart, The Prodigal Son]
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A.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
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B.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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C.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a religious painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation between a repentant son and his father.
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D.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a Baroque religious painting by the Italian artist Guercino depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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E.
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern
"The Prodigal Son in the Tavern" is a painting, traditionally attributed to a Northern European Old Master, depicting the biblical prodigal son indulging in revelry and excess before his repentance.
- 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: The Prodigal Son Target entity description: The Prodigal Son is a poetic sermon by James Weldon Johnson that retells the biblical parable of repentance and forgiveness in a rich, rhythmic African American vernacular style.
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A.
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son is a ballet choreographed by Kurt Jooss that reinterprets the biblical parable through expressive modern dance and dramatic staging.
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B.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a late masterpiece by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation with profound emotional depth and dramatic use of light and shadow.
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C.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a religious painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation between a repentant son and his father.
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D.
The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a Baroque religious painting by the Italian artist Guercino depicting the biblical parable of forgiveness and reconciliation.
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E.
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern
"The Prodigal Son in the Tavern" is a painting, traditionally attributed to a Northern European Old Master, depicting the biblical prodigal son indulging in revelry and excess before his repentance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Gospel of Luke
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Parable of the Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext |
African American church tradition
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Black preaching tradition ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
forgiving father
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prodigal son ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ sermonic poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
performance poetry
ⓘ
spoken word traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | church congregation ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | oral performance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetic sermon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
God’s mercy toward repentant sinners
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importance of returning to God ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | preacher-narrator ⓘ |
| partOf | James Weldon Johnson’s religious verse ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection |
Viking Press
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linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | biblical world ⓘ |
| sharesCollectionWith |
Go Down Death
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linked to:
Go Down Death—A Funeral Sermon
Let My People Go ⓘ Listen, Lord ⓘ Noah Built the Ark ⓘ
linked to:
Noah’s Ark
The Creation ⓘ The Crucifixion ⓘ The Judgment Day ⓘ |
| style |
African American vernacular
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rhythmic ⓘ |
| theme |
fatherly love
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forgiveness ⓘ repentance ⓘ return and reconciliation ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
biblical allusion
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call and response ⓘ colloquial diction ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
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