De Carne Christi
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De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Carne Christi canonical | 1 |
| On the Flesh of Christ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T858658 — 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: De Carne Christi Context triple: [Tertullian, notableWork, De Carne Christi]
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A.
Cur Deus Homo
Cur Deus Homo is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that systematically explains why the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ were necessary for human salvation.
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B.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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C.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is a classic 17th-century Reformed theological treatise by John Owen that rigorously defends the doctrine of definite (or limited) atonement.
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D.
Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
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E.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
- 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: De Carne Christi Target entity description: De Carne Christi is an early Christian theological treatise by Tertullian that defends the true, fleshly incarnation of Christ against docetic and Gnostic views.
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A.
Cur Deus Homo
Cur Deus Homo is a theological treatise by Anselm of Canterbury that systematically explains why the incarnation and crucifixion of Christ were necessary for human salvation.
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B.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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C.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ is a classic 17th-century Reformed theological treatise by John Owen that rigorously defends the doctrine of definite (or limited) atonement.
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D.
Lamentation of Christ
Lamentation of Christ is a traditional Christian artistic theme depicting the mourners grieving over the dead body of Jesus after his crucifixion.
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E.
Dei Filius
Dei Filius is a dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church from the First Vatican Council that defines key teachings on faith, reason, and divine revelation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological treatise
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Latin theological text ⓘ patristic work ⓘ |
| affirms |
reality of Christ’s death
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reality of Christ’s suffering ⓘ resurrection of Christ in the flesh ⓘ virgin birth of Christ ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman North Africa
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surface form:
North African Christianity
|
| audience | Christian readers concerned with heresy ⓘ |
| author | Tertullian ⓘ |
| citedBy |
medieval theologians
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modern scholars of early Christianity ⓘ |
| dateApproximation | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| doctrinalContext | debates on the nature of Christ’s body ⓘ |
| famousArgument | “credibile est, quia ineptum est” tradition (often paraphrased as “credo quia absurdum”) ⓘ |
| genre | polemical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western doctrinal debates on the incarnation
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later Latin Christology ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
goodness of created flesh
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paradox of the incarnation ⓘ salvation involving the body ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christology
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incarnation of Christ ⓘ true humanity of Christ ⓘ |
| opposes |
Docetism
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Marcionite theology ⓘ Valentinianism ⓘ
surface form:
Valentinian Gnosticism
|
| partOf | Tertullian’s anti-heretical writings ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Carthage ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Latin Fathers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend orthodox belief in the incarnation
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to refute docetic and Gnostic denials of Christ’s real flesh ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Adversus Marcionem
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De Resurrectione Carnis ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
affirmation of the real, fleshly body of Christ
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affirmation of the unity of Christ’s human and divine natures ⓘ opposition to Docetism ⓘ opposition to Gnostic Christology ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
De Carne Christi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
On the Flesh of Christ
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| tradition |
Latin patristics
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early Christian literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical theology studies
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patristic Christology courses ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
On the Flesh of Christ