Council of Carthage (397)
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The Council of Carthage (397) was a regional North African church synod that played a key role in shaping early Western Christianity, particularly in formalizing the list of books regarded as Scripture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Council of Carthage (397) canonical | 4 |
| Council of Carthage | 1 |
| Council of Carthage (various) | 1 |
| Councils of Carthage on the canon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237682 — 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: Council of Carthage (397) Context triple: [Roman Catholic biblical canon, recognizedByCouncil, Council of Carthage (397)]
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Council of Carthage (418)
The Council of Carthage (418) was a North African church synod that played a key role in condemning Pelagianism and shaping Western Christian doctrine on sin and grace.
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Council of Hippo (393)
The Council of Hippo (393) was an early North African church council that played a key role in shaping the Christian biblical canon later affirmed by the Western Church.
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Council of Rome (382)
The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.
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Council of Orange (529)
The Council of Orange (529) was a regional synod of the Western Church that articulated a moderate Augustinian stance on grace and free will, decisively rejecting Pelagianism and shaping later Catholic doctrine on salvation.
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Council of Alexandria (AD 362)
The Council of Alexandria (AD 362) was a significant early Christian synod convened under Athanasius of Alexandria to address Arianism and other theological disputes within the Church.
- 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: Council of Carthage (397) Target entity description: The Council of Carthage (397) was a regional North African church synod that played a key role in shaping early Western Christianity, particularly in formalizing the list of books regarded as Scripture.
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A.
Council of Carthage (418)
The Council of Carthage (418) was a North African church synod that played a key role in condemning Pelagianism and shaping Western Christian doctrine on sin and grace.
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B.
Council of Hippo (393)
The Council of Hippo (393) was an early North African church council that played a key role in shaping the Christian biblical canon later affirmed by the Western Church.
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C.
Council of Rome (382)
The Council of Rome (382) was a synod convened by Pope Damasus I that played a key role in defining the Christian biblical canon and shaping the development of the Latin Vulgate.
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D.
Council of Orange (529)
The Council of Orange (529) was a regional synod of the Western Church that articulated a moderate Augustinian stance on grace and free will, decisively rejecting Pelagianism and shaping later Catholic doctrine on salvation.
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E.
Council of Alexandria (AD 362)
The Council of Alexandria (AD 362) was a significant early Christian synod convened under Athanasius of Alexandria to address Arianism and other theological disputes within the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ecclesiastical assembly
ⓘ
church council ⓘ regional council ⓘ synod ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| churchTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
church discipline
ⓘ
liturgical practice ⓘ ordination norms ⓘ relations with other churches ⓘ |
| confirmed | canon list of Council of Hippo (393) ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 397 ⓘ |
| determined |
list of New Testament books
ⓘ
list of Old Testament books ⓘ list of canonical books of Scripture ⓘ |
| followed | Council of Hippo (393) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin patristic tradition
ⓘ
Roman Catholic biblical canon ⓘ later Western biblical canon ⓘ |
| issued | canon list matching later Vulgate Old Testament including deuterocanon ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Carthage
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament canon
Christian biblical canon ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament canon
Scripture ⓘ biblical canon ⓘ |
| participant |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Aurelius of Carthage ⓘ North African bishops ⓘ |
| partOf | North African church councils ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Aurelius of Carthage ⓘ |
| recognized |
1 Maccabees
ⓘ
2 Maccabees ⓘ 27-book New Testament ⓘ Baruch ⓘ Judith ⓘ Letter of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Sirach ⓘ
surface form:
Sirach
Tobit ⓘ Book of Wisdom ⓘ
surface form:
Wisdom of Solomon
additions to Daniel ⓘ additions to Esther ⓘ deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scope | regional ⓘ |
| typeOfDecision |
disciplinary canons
ⓘ
doctrinal canons ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of Carthage (397) Description of subject: The Council of Carthage (397) was a regional North African church synod that played a key role in shaping early Western Christianity, particularly in formalizing the list of books regarded as Scripture.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Carthage (various)
this entity surface form:
Councils of Carthage on the canon
this entity surface form:
Council of Carthage