Epistle to Titus
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The Epistle to Titus is a New Testament pastoral letter offering guidance on church leadership, sound doctrine, and Christian living, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul and addressed to his coworker Titus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epistle to Titus canonical | 11 |
| Pastoral Epistles | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376600 — 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: Epistle to Titus Context triple: [Apostle Paul, wrote, Epistle to Titus]
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A.
Second Epistle to Timothy
The Second Epistle to Timothy is a New Testament pastoral letter offering personal encouragement and final instructions to Timothy, traditionally regarded as the Apostle Paul’s last written work before his martyrdom.
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B.
First Epistle to Timothy
The First Epistle to Timothy is a New Testament pastoral letter offering guidance on church leadership, doctrine, and Christian conduct, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul and addressed to his protégé Timothy.
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C.
Epistle of Jude
The Epistle of Jude is a brief New Testament letter traditionally attributed to Jude, warning against false teachers and urging Christians to contend for the faith.
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D.
Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
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E.
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians is a New Testament letter addressing early Christian concerns about the timing of Christ’s return, steadfastness in persecution, and proper conduct within the church community.
- 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: Epistle to Titus Target entity description: The Epistle to Titus is a New Testament pastoral letter offering guidance on church leadership, sound doctrine, and Christian living, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul and addressed to his coworker Titus.
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A.
Second Epistle to Timothy
The Second Epistle to Timothy is a New Testament pastoral letter offering personal encouragement and final instructions to Timothy, traditionally regarded as the Apostle Paul’s last written work before his martyrdom.
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B.
First Epistle to Timothy
The First Epistle to Timothy is a New Testament pastoral letter offering guidance on church leadership, doctrine, and Christian conduct, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul and addressed to his protégé Timothy.
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C.
Epistle of Jude
The Epistle of Jude is a brief New Testament letter traditionally attributed to Jude, warning against false teachers and urging Christians to contend for the faith.
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D.
Letter to the Hebrews
The Letter to the Hebrews is a New Testament book that presents Jesus Christ as the ultimate high priest and perfect sacrifice, interpreting the Old Testament in light of his once-for-all redemptive work.
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E.
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians is a New Testament letter addressing early Christian concerns about the timing of Christ’s return, steadfastness in persecution, and proper conduct within the church community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament epistle
ⓘ
biblical book ⓘ pastoral epistle ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Titus ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
|
| belongsToCorpus |
Epistle to Titus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pastoral Epistles
Pauline Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline epistles
|
| canonicalOrder |
after Second Epistle to Timothy
ⓘ
before Epistle to Philemon ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| chapters | 3 ⓘ |
| containsHouseholdCodeFor |
older men
ⓘ
older women ⓘ slaves ⓘ younger men ⓘ younger women ⓘ |
| disputedAuthorship | yes ⓘ |
| genre | letter ⓘ |
| groupedWith |
First Epistle to Timothy
ⓘ
Second Epistle to Timothy ⓘ |
| includedInCanonOf |
Assyrian Church of the East
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox churches
Protestant churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| influenced |
Christian pastoral theology
ⓘ
Christian teachings on church offices ⓘ |
| instructionTo |
appoint elders in every town
ⓘ
encourage good works ⓘ rebuke false teachers ⓘ teach sound doctrine ⓘ |
| keyVerse | Titus 2:11–14 ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalUseIn | lectionaries of various Christian traditions ⓘ |
| mentionsLocation | Crete ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
New Testament ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
church leadership ⓘ church order ⓘ false teachers ⓘ good works ⓘ grace of God ⓘ salvation ⓘ self-control ⓘ sound doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyView | often considered Deutero-Pauline by critical scholars ⓘ |
| setting | Christian communities in Crete ⓘ |
| testament | New Testament ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul the Apostle
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Epistle to Titus Description of subject: The Epistle to Titus is a New Testament pastoral letter offering guidance on church leadership, sound doctrine, and Christian living, traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul and addressed to his coworker Titus.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pastoral Epistles
this entity surface form:
Pastoral Epistles
this entity surface form:
Pastoral Epistles
subject surface form:
Titus
subject surface form:
Titus