Church in Corinth
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The Church in Corinth was an early Christian community in the ancient Greek city of Corinth, notable in the New Testament and early Christian writings for its internal disputes and the apostolic and post-apostolic letters it received.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corinthian church | 2 |
| Christian church in Corinth | 1 |
| Christians in Corinth | 1 |
| Church in Corinth canonical | 1 |
| Corinthian Christian community | 1 |
| church of God in Corinth | 1 |
| churches of Achaia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4975515 — 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: Church in Corinth Context triple: [First Epistle of Clement, addressedTo, Church in Corinth]
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A.
Church of Pergamum
The Church of Pergamum was one of the early Christian congregations in Asia Minor addressed in the Book of Revelation, noted for dwelling “where Satan’s throne is” and for its struggle with doctrinal compromise.
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B.
church in Ephesus
The church in Ephesus was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Ephesus, known from the New Testament as a prominent community praised for its perseverance yet criticized for having forsaken its first love.
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C.
church in Thessalonica
The church in Thessalonica was an early Christian community in the ancient Macedonian city of Thessalonica, known from the New Testament as one of the first congregations founded by the Apostle Paul in Europe.
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D.
Church of Laodicea
The Church of Laodicea was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Laodicea, known from the Book of Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia criticized for being spiritually lukewarm.
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E.
church in Philippi
The church in Philippi was an early Christian congregation in the Macedonian city of Philippi, known from the New Testament as one of the communities founded and nurtured by the Apostle Paul.
- 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: Church in Corinth Target entity description: The Church in Corinth was an early Christian community in the ancient Greek city of Corinth, notable in the New Testament and early Christian writings for its internal disputes and the apostolic and post-apostolic letters it received.
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A.
Church of Pergamum
The Church of Pergamum was one of the early Christian congregations in Asia Minor addressed in the Book of Revelation, noted for dwelling “where Satan’s throne is” and for its struggle with doctrinal compromise.
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B.
church in Ephesus
The church in Ephesus was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Ephesus, known from the New Testament as a prominent community praised for its perseverance yet criticized for having forsaken its first love.
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C.
church in Thessalonica
The church in Thessalonica was an early Christian community in the ancient Macedonian city of Thessalonica, known from the New Testament as one of the first congregations founded by the Apostle Paul in Europe.
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D.
Church of Laodicea
The Church of Laodicea was an early Christian congregation in the ancient city of Laodicea, known from the Book of Revelation as one of the seven churches of Asia criticized for being spiritually lukewarm.
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E.
church in Philippi
The church in Philippi was an early Christian congregation in the Macedonian city of Philippi, known from the New Testament as one of the communities founded and nurtured by the Apostle Paul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian congregation
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New Testament church ⓘ early Christian community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollos
ⓘ
Aquila ⓘ Cephas ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
Chloe ⓘ Crispus ⓘ Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
Priscilla ⓘ Sosthenes ⓘ Timothy ⓘ Titus ⓘ |
| denomination | primitive Christianity ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| foundedDuring | Paul’s second missionary journey ⓘ |
| foundedIn | mid-1st century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
deacons
ⓘ
elders ⓘ |
| hasEthnicComposition | Jews and Gentiles ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
abuses of the Lord’s Supper
ⓘ
disputes over spiritual gifts ⓘ factionalism ⓘ internal divisions ⓘ liturgical disorder ⓘ questions about resurrection ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| hasNotableThemeInLetters |
Christian love
ⓘ
Christian unity ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
Christian baptism
ⓘ
Lord’s Supper ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Eucharist
charismatic gifts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Achaia
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| meetsIn | house churches ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
First Clement ⓘ
linked to:
Clement of Rome
First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ Shepherd of Hermas ⓘ |
| recipientOf |
First Clement
ⓘ
linked to:
Clement of Rome
First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ Second Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Pauline Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century
ⓘ
apostolic age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church in Corinth Description of subject: The Church in Corinth was an early Christian community in the ancient Greek city of Corinth, notable in the New Testament and early Christian writings for its internal disputes and the apostolic and post-apostolic letters it received.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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