Hegesippus
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Hegesippus was a 2nd-century Christian chronicler known for his now-fragmentary writings on early Church history and traditions about figures such as James the Just.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hegesippus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2027903 — 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: Hegesippus Context triple: [James the Just, source, Hegesippus]
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A.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
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Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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C.
Tatian
Tatian was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and theologian best known for compiling the Diatessaron, an influential early harmony of the four canonical Gospels.
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D.
Eusebius of Vercelli
Eusebius of Vercelli was a 4th-century bishop and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy who played a key role in opposing Arianism within the early Christian Church.
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E.
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.
- 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: Hegesippus Target entity description: Hegesippus was a 2nd-century Christian chronicler known for his now-fragmentary writings on early Church history and traditions about figures such as James the Just.
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A.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
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B.
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Pamphilus of Caesarea was a 3rd–4th century Christian presbyter and scholar renowned for his biblical scholarship, his defense of Origen, and his influential library at Caesarea.
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C.
Tatian
Tatian was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and theologian best known for compiling the Diatessaron, an influential early harmony of the four canonical Gospels.
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D.
Eusebius of Vercelli
Eusebius of Vercelli was a 4th-century bishop and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy who played a key role in opposing Arianism within the early Christian Church.
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E.
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century writer
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Christian chronicler ⓘ church historian ⓘ |
| aimedTo | show continuity of true doctrine from apostles ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
James the Just
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relatives of Jesus ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Eusebius of Caesarea
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Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History ⓘ
surface form:
Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History
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| concernedWith |
apostolic succession
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orthodoxy of early Christian communities ⓘ |
| ethnicOrCulturalBackground | Jewish Christian ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
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memoirs ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Palestine
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Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-apostolic age ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later ecclesiastical historians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
traditions about James the Just
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writings on early Church history ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksWritten | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
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historian ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| reportedOn |
death of James the Just
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genealogies of Jesus’ relatives ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
information on early Jerusalem church
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martyrdom traditions of James the Just ⓘ |
| sourceType | secondary source on apostolic age ⓘ |
| testifiedTo | unity of faith in early churches ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Corinth
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Rome ⓘ |
| usedSources |
oral traditions
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written records of local churches ⓘ |
| viewedAs | bridge between Jewish and Gentile Christianity ⓘ |
| worksLostExceptFor | fragments quoted by later authors ⓘ |
| worksPreservedThrough | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| workStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| workTitle | Hypomnemata ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
James the Just
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Jewish-Christian relations ⓘ apostolic tradition ⓘ early Church history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Hegesippus Description of subject: Hegesippus was a 2nd-century Christian chronicler known for his now-fragmentary writings on early Church history and traditions about figures such as James the Just.
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