Four Hundred Texts on Love
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Christian spiritual text
Eastern Orthodox mystical text
ascetical work
spiritual aphorism collection
Four Hundred Texts on Love is a collection of spiritual aphorisms by Maximus the Confessor that explores Christian love, asceticism, and the path to deification within the Eastern Orthodox mystical tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Four Hundred Texts on Love canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four Hundred Texts on Love Context triple: [Maximus the Confessor, majorWork, Four Hundred Texts on Love]
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A.
Contemplation to Attain Love
Contemplation to Attain Love is a concluding meditation in Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises that invites the practitioner to recognize and respond to God’s loving presence in all things.
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B.
The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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C.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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D.
Book of Longing
Book of Longing is a collection of poetry and drawings by Leonard Cohen that reflects his characteristic blend of spirituality, desire, and introspection.
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E.
The Lover in Me
The Lover in Me is a 1988 pop and dance-oriented studio album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton that marked a successful shift toward a more contemporary, R&B-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four Hundred Texts on Love Target entity description: Four Hundred Texts on Love is a collection of spiritual aphorisms by Maximus the Confessor that explores Christian love, asceticism, and the path to deification within the Eastern Orthodox mystical tradition.
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A.
Contemplation to Attain Love
Contemplation to Attain Love is a concluding meditation in Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises that invites the practitioner to recognize and respond to God’s loving presence in all things.
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B.
The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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C.
Of Love and Other Demons
Of Love and Other Demons is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends magical realism and historical fiction to explore forbidden love, superstition, and colonial power in 18th-century Latin America.
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D.
Book of Longing
Book of Longing is a collection of poetry and drawings by Leonard Cohen that reflects his characteristic blend of spirituality, desire, and introspection.
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E.
The Lover in Me
The Lover in Me is a 1988 pop and dance-oriented studio album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton that marked a successful shift toward a more contemporary, R&B-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual text
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Eastern Orthodox mystical text ⓘ ascetical work ⓘ spiritual aphorism collection ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
form Christian character
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guide the soul toward deification ⓘ purify the heart ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine monasticism
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hesychast spirituality ⓘ |
| author |
St. Maximus the Confessor
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surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
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| centralTheme |
love as fulfillment of the commandments
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love as participation in divine life ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
alignment of the will with God
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inner transformation ⓘ integration of doctrine and practice ⓘ practical love of neighbor ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
agape
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contemplation of God ⓘ detachment ⓘ dispassion ⓘ free will ⓘ grace ⓘ humility ⓘ love of enemies ⓘ obedience ⓘ prayer ⓘ purification of the passions ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ theosis ⓘ union with God ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian love
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asceticism ⓘ deification ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ |
| genre | aphorisms ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox monastic tradition
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later Byzantine spiritual writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Evagrius Ponticus
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earlier Desert Fathers ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Maximus the Confessor's ascetical corpus ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | short numbered sayings ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Chalcedonian Christianity
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surface form:
Chalcedonian Christology
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| timePeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Christian spiritual direction
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monastic spiritual formation ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor