Acts of Andrew
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The Acts of Andrew is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary missionary journeys, miracles, and martyrdom stories associated with the apostle Andrew.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Acts of Andrew canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Acts of Andrew Context triple: [Apocryphal New Testament writings, includeWork, Acts of Andrew]
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A.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
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B.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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C.
The Christian General
The Christian General was the sobriquet of Oliver Otis Howard, a Union Army officer and devout Christian who later led the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction.
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D.
The Legend of Montrose
The Legend of Montrose is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 17th-century Scotland, blending adventure, political intrigue, and romanticized portrayals of Highland life.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- 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: Acts of Andrew Target entity description: The Acts of Andrew is an early Christian apocryphal text narrating legendary missionary journeys, miracles, and martyrdom stories associated with the apostle Andrew.
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A.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
-
B.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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C.
The Christian General
The Christian General was the sobriquet of Oliver Otis Howard, a Union Army officer and devout Christian who later led the Freedmen’s Bureau during Reconstruction.
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D.
The Legend of Montrose
The Legend of Montrose is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 17th-century Scotland, blending adventure, political intrigue, and romanticized portrayals of Highland life.
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E.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apocrypha
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New Testament apocrypha ⓘ apocryphal acts ⓘ early Christian text ⓘ |
| approximateDate | late 2nd century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaia
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Asia Minor ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | apocryphal ⓘ |
| contains |
conversion stories
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dialogues ⓘ martyrdom account ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 2nd century ⓘ |
| describes |
martyrdom of Andrew
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miracles of Andrew ⓘ missionary journeys of Andrew ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
apostolic preaching
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ascetic ideals ⓘ chastity ⓘ renunciation of marriage ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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martyrdom narrative ⓘ missionary narrative ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Andrew the Apostle ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Andrew legends
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medieval hagiography of Andrew ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notRecognizedAsScriptureBy | mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| portrays |
Andrew as itinerant missionary
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Andrew as miracle worker ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | early Christian communities ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Acts of John
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Acts of Paul ⓘ Acts of Peter ⓘ Acts of Thomas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| statusInCanon | non-canonical ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
New Testament apocrypha scholarship
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patristics ⓘ |
| survivesAs | fragmentary text ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphases |
asceticism
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miraculous power of apostles ⓘ suffering and martyrdom ⓘ |
| transmission |
adapted versions
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later epitomes ⓘ manuscript fragments ⓘ |
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