New Testament scenes
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New Testament scenes are artistic depictions of events and narratives from the Christian New Testament, such as the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the acts of his apostles.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biblical Scene with Christ Teaching | 1 |
| New Testament illustrations | 1 |
| New Testament in art | 1 |
| New Testament scenes canonical | 1 |
| Scenes from the life of Christ | 1 |
| scenes from the Acts of the Apostles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3476298 — 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: New Testament scenes Context triple: [F. Bol, usedInGenre, New Testament scenes]
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A.
New Testament Passion narratives
The New Testament Passion narratives are the Gospel accounts that recount Jesus Christ’s suffering, crucifixion, death, and events immediately surrounding them.
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B.
New Testament miracles and signs
New Testament miracles and signs are the extraordinary deeds and wonders attributed to Jesus and his followers in the New Testament, intended to reveal divine authority and inspire faith.
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C.
Demonstration of the Gospel
Demonstration of the Gospel is a major apologetic and theological work by Eusebius of Caesarea that argues for the truth of Christianity using Old Testament prophecies and historical evidence.
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D.
New Testament
The New Testament is the collection of early Christian writings, including the Gospels and apostolic letters, that form the foundational scriptures of Christianity and present the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Gospels and Acts
Gospels and Acts is the New Testament section that narrates the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the early history of the Christian church.
- 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: New Testament scenes Target entity description: New Testament scenes are artistic depictions of events and narratives from the Christian New Testament, such as the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the acts of his apostles.
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A.
New Testament Passion narratives
The New Testament Passion narratives are the Gospel accounts that recount Jesus Christ’s suffering, crucifixion, death, and events immediately surrounding them.
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B.
New Testament miracles and signs
New Testament miracles and signs are the extraordinary deeds and wonders attributed to Jesus and his followers in the New Testament, intended to reveal divine authority and inspire faith.
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C.
Demonstration of the Gospel
Demonstration of the Gospel is a major apologetic and theological work by Eusebius of Caesarea that argues for the truth of Christianity using Old Testament prophecies and historical evidence.
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D.
New Testament
The New Testament is the collection of early Christian writings, including the Gospels and apostolic letters, that form the foundational scriptures of Christianity and present the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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E.
Gospels and Acts
Gospels and Acts is the New Testament section that narrates the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the early history of the Christian church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian iconography
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biblical scenes ⓘ iconographic theme ⓘ religious art subject ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod |
19th-century religious art
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Baroque ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque art
Byzantine art ⓘ Gothic art ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ Neoclassicism ⓘ
surface form:
Neoclassical art
Renaissance art ⓘ Romanesque art ⓘ contemporary Christian art ⓘ modern Christian art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian liturgical year
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian liturgical calendar
feasts of the Church year ⓘ |
| depict |
events from the New Testament
ⓘ
narratives from the New Testament ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative
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devotional ⓘ didactic ⓘ liturgical ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Africa
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Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| iconographicCycle |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
The Last Judgment ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
Life of Christ ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Christ
|
| include |
New Testament scenes
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
scenes from the Acts of the Apostles
scenes from the Book of Revelation ⓘ scenes from the Epistles ⓘ scenes from the Gospels ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
artistic conventions of each period
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local devotional practices ⓘ theological interpretation of Scripture ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Greek (New Testament text) ⓘ |
| mainFigure | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian narrative art
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Old Testament scenes ⓘ biblical illustration ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Pentecost
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Ascension of Jesus ⓘ
surface form:
ascension of Jesus
death of Jesus ⓘ life of Jesus ⓘ miracles of Jesus ⓘ mission of the apostles ⓘ resurrection of Jesus ⓘ teachings of Jesus ⓘ visions of Revelation ⓘ |
| typicalMedium |
engraving
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fresco ⓘ manuscript illumination ⓘ mosaic ⓘ painting ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ stained glass ⓘ tapestry ⓘ woodcut ⓘ |
| usedIn |
altarpieces
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church decoration ⓘ devotional images ⓘ liturgical books ⓘ private devotion ⓘ |
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Subject: New Testament scenes Description of subject: New Testament scenes are artistic depictions of events and narratives from the Christian New Testament, such as the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the acts of his apostles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scenes from the life of Christ
this entity surface form:
New Testament illustrations
this entity surface form:
New Testament in art
this entity surface form:
scenes from the Acts of the Apostles
this entity surface form:
Biblical Scene with Christ Teaching