Beatitudes

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Biblical teaching Christian ethical teaching New Testament passage Sermon section

The Beatitudes are a series of blessings spoken by Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, outlining the values and attitudes characteristic of those who belong to the kingdom of God.

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Label	Occurrences
Beatitudes canonical	4
Beatitudes proclamation	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6739141 — 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: Beatitudes
Context triple: [Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, coversTopic, Beatitudes]

A. Les Béatitudes
Les Béatitudes is a large-scale sacred oratorio by César Franck that sets the Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew to music.
B. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
C. Selig sind die Toten
"Selig sind die Toten" is the final, consolatory movement of Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, known for its serene affirmation of blessed rest for the dead.
D. Rejoice and Be Glad
"Rejoice and Be Glad" is the English title of Pope Francis’s 2018 apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness in today’s world.
E. Blessings
Blessings is a novel by American author Anna Quindlen that explores themes of family, redemption, and unexpected responsibility after an abandoned baby is discovered on a wealthy estate.
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: Beatitudes
Target entity description: The Beatitudes are a series of blessings spoken by Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, outlining the values and attitudes characteristic of those who belong to the kingdom of God.

A. Les Béatitudes
Les Béatitudes is a large-scale sacred oratorio by César Franck that sets the Beatitudes from the Gospel of Matthew to music.
B. Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
C. Selig sind die Toten
"Selig sind die Toten" is the final, consolatory movement of Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, known for its serene affirmation of blessed rest for the dead.
D. Rejoice and Be Glad
"Rejoice and Be Glad" is the English title of Pope Francis’s 2018 apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness in today’s world.
E. Blessings
Blessings is a novel by American author Anna Quindlen that explores themes of family, redemption, and unexpected responsibility after an abandoned baby is discovered on a wealthy estate.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical teaching ⓘ Christian ethical teaching ⓘ New Testament passage ⓘ Sermon section ⓘ
addressedTo	Crowds listening to the Sermon on the Mount ⓘ Jesus’ disciples ⓘ
beatitude	Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth ⓘ Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy ⓘ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God ⓘ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God ⓘ Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ⓘ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled ⓘ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted ⓘ Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake ⓘ
centralTheme	Discipleship ethics ⓘ Divine blessing ⓘ Kingdom of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Reversal of worldly values ⓘ
commentedOnBy	Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ John Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Chrysostom NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ
eschatologicalAspect	Future reward ⓘ Present participation in the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
ethicalEmphasis	Inner disposition over external observance ⓘ
genre	Blessing formula ⓘ Wisdom saying ⓘ
influenceOn	Catholic social teaching NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ Christian spirituality ⓘ Monastic rules ⓘ
keyTermOrigin	Latin word “beatus” meaning “blessed” or “happy” ⓘ
languageOfEarliestText	Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Readings in Christian worship ⓘ
locationInText	Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew 5:3–12 ⓘ
moralVision	Values characteristic of citizens of the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
numberOfBeatitudesInMatthew	8 or 9 (depending on counting) ⓘ
openingBeatitude	Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ⓘ
parallelText	Sermon on the Plain beatitudes in Luke 6:20–23 ⓘ
partOf	Sermon on the Mount NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
speaker	Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED ⓘ
teaches	Endurance under persecution ⓘ Humility ⓘ Mercy ⓘ Peacemaking ⓘ Purity of heart ⓘ Righteousness ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount → coversTopic → Beatitudes ⓘ

Rejoice and Be Glad → focusesOn → Beatitudes ⓘ

Jesus’ Galilean ministry → hasKeyEvent → Beatitudes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beatitudes proclamation

teachings of Jesus → includes → Beatitudes ⓘ

Church of the Beatitudes → dedicatedTo → Beatitudes ⓘ

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