temptation of Jesus in the wilderness

E19379

New Testament episode biblical event event in the life of Jesus

The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness is a New Testament episode in which Jesus, after fasting for forty days, is confronted and tested by the devil before beginning his public ministry.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Forty days of fasting of Jesus	2
Temptation of Jesus	2
temptation of Jesus	2
Christ versus Satan in the wilderness	1
Gospel accounts of the Temptation of Christ	1
Gospel of Matthew 4:1–11	1
temptation of Jesus in the wilderness canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157348 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
Context triple: [Baptism in the Jordan, precedes, temptation of Jesus in the wilderness]

A. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a famous 1633 maritime painting by Rembrandt depicting a dramatic biblical scene of Christ calming a storm-tossed sea.
B. Baptism in the Jordan
Baptism in the Jordan is the New Testament event in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan, marking the beginning of his public ministry.
C. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
D. Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”
E. Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem is the New Testament event in which Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while crowds acclaim him as the promised Messiah, marking the beginning of Holy Week.
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: temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
Target entity description: The temptation of Jesus in the wilderness is a New Testament episode in which Jesus, after fasting for forty days, is confronted and tested by the devil before beginning his public ministry.

A. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a famous 1633 maritime painting by Rembrandt depicting a dramatic biblical scene of Christ calming a storm-tossed sea.
B. Baptism in the Jordan
Baptism in the Jordan is the New Testament event in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan, marking the beginning of his public ministry.
C. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
D. Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”
E. Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem is the New Testament event in which Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey while crowds acclaim him as the promised Messiah, marking the beginning of Holy Week.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Testament episode ⓘ biblical event ⓘ event in the life of Jesus ⓘ
artisticDepiction	common subject in Christian art ⓘ
associatedPractice	fasting ⓘ
christologicalSignificance	affirms sinlessness of Jesus ⓘ presents Jesus as the new Israel ⓘ presents Jesus as the obedient Son of God ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Christian season of Lent ⓘ linked to: Lent
describedIn	Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
devilQuotesScripture	Psalm 91:11–12 ⓘ linked to: Psalm 91
duration	forty days ⓘ
firstTemptation	turn stones into bread ⓘ
followsEvent	Baptism of Jesus ⓘ linked to: baptism of Jesus
hasLocation	Judean desert ⓘ linked to: Judean Desert wilderness ⓘ
hasMoralTheme	reliance on God’s word ⓘ resisting temptation ⓘ
hasNumberOfTemptations	three ⓘ
hasParticipant	Jesus ⓘ the devil ⓘ linked to: the Devil
initiatedBy	the Spirit ⓘ linked to: Living Spirit
involvesAction	confrontation with the devil ⓘ fasting for forty days and forty nights ⓘ scriptural debate ⓘ
JesusResponsePattern	quoting Deuteronomy ⓘ
languageOfEarliestAccounts	Koine Greek ⓘ
literaryFunction	introduction to Jesus’ public ministry ⓘ
liturgicalUse	read during Lent in many Christian traditions ⓘ
notDescribedIn	Gospel of John ⓘ
precedesEvent	public ministry of Jesus ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scriptureQuoted	Deuteronomy 6:13 ⓘ Deuteronomy 6:16 ⓘ Deuteronomy 8:3 ⓘ linked to: Book of Deuteronomy
secondTemptation	throw himself from the pinnacle of the Temple ⓘ
sourceText	Luke 4:1–13 ⓘ Mark 1:12–13 ⓘ Matthew 4:1–11 ⓘ
symbolicallyRelatedTo	forty years of Israel in the wilderness ⓘ
symbolicNumber	forty ⓘ
theologicalTheme	obedience of Jesus ⓘ testing of the Son of God ⓘ use of Scripture against temptation ⓘ victory over Satan ⓘ
thirdTemptation	worship the devil in exchange for all the kingdoms of the world ⓘ

How these facts were elicited