Parable of the Sower
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Parable of the Sower is a well-known teaching of Jesus that uses the image of seeds falling on different types of soil to illustrate how people receive and respond to God's message.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Parable of the Sower canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4759645 — 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: Parable of the Sower Context triple: [Matthew 13, containsParable, Parable of the Sower]
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The Year of the Flood
The Year of the Flood is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that explores a bioengineered apocalypse and its survivors from new perspectives within the world of the MaddAddam trilogy.
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B.
MaddAddam
MaddAddam is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that concludes her speculative trilogy exploring genetic engineering, ecological collapse, and post-apocalyptic survival.
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C.
Gilead
Gilead is a historically significant region east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources for its strategic location and fertile, wooded highlands.
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D.
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that explores genetic engineering, corporate power, and environmental collapse through a post-apocalyptic narrative.
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E.
Crake
Crake is a brilliant but morally ambiguous geneticist and central figure in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy, whose radical bioengineering schemes help trigger a global catastrophe.
- 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: Parable of the Sower Target entity description: Parable of the Sower is a well-known teaching of Jesus that uses the image of seeds falling on different types of soil to illustrate how people receive and respond to God's message.
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A.
The Year of the Flood
The Year of the Flood is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that explores a bioengineered apocalypse and its survivors from new perspectives within the world of the MaddAddam trilogy.
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B.
MaddAddam
MaddAddam is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that concludes her speculative trilogy exploring genetic engineering, ecological collapse, and post-apocalyptic survival.
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C.
Gilead
Gilead is a historically significant region east of the Jordan River, known from biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources for its strategic location and fertile, wooded highlands.
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D.
Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake is a dystopian science fiction novel by Margaret Atwood that explores genetic engineering, corporate power, and environmental collapse through a post-apocalyptic narrative.
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E.
Crake
Crake is a brilliant but morally ambiguous geneticist and central figure in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy, whose radical bioengineering schemes help trigger a global catastrophe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament narrative
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biblical parable ⓘ teaching of Jesus ⓘ |
| addressedTo | crowds ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
Luke 8:4–15
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Mark 4:1–20 ⓘ Matthew 13:1–23 ⓘ |
| explainedTo | disciples ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| goodSoilRepresents |
those who bear fruit
ⓘ
those who hear the word and understand it ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Jesus of Nazareth
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linked to:
Jesus
|
| hasCharacter |
Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
disciples of Jesus ⓘ sower ⓘ |
| hasMainImage | seeds falling on different types of soil ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
good soil
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path ⓘ rocky ground ⓘ seed ⓘ soil ⓘ thorns ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fruitful discipleship
ⓘ
hearing the word ⓘ perseverance in faith ⓘ spiritual opposition ⓘ understanding the word ⓘ worldly distractions ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| pathRepresents |
those from whom the evil one snatches the word
ⓘ
those who hear but do not understand ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| rockyGroundRepresents |
those who fall away under trouble or persecution
ⓘ
those who receive the word with joy but have no root ⓘ |
| seedRepresents |
message of the kingdom
ⓘ
word of God ⓘ |
| soilRepresents |
different kinds of hearers
ⓘ
human hearts ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Jesus beside the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| teachesAbout |
different responses to God's message
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obstacles to faith ⓘ reception of God's word ⓘ spiritual fruitfulness ⓘ |
| thornyGroundRepresents |
those choked by cares of the world
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those choked by deceitfulness of riches ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian catechesis
ⓘ
Christian preaching ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parable of the Sower Description of subject: Parable of the Sower is a well-known teaching of Jesus that uses the image of seeds falling on different types of soil to illustrate how people receive and respond to God's message.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.