Bible Student movement
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The Bible Student movement was a late 19th-century Christian restorationist group founded by Charles Taze Russell, whose teachings and organizational structure laid the groundwork for what later became Jehovah’s Witnesses.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bible Student movement canonical | 29 |
| Bible Students | 5 |
| Associated Bible Students | 1 |
| Bible Student | 1 |
| Bible Students (independent groups) | 1 |
| Laymen’s Home Missionary Movement | 1 |
| independent Bible Students | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bible Student movement Context triple: [Jehovah's Witnesses, originatedAs, Bible Student movement]
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a prominent American civil rights organization, led in its early years by Martin Luther King Jr., that coordinated nonviolent protests and campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination.
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Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.
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Great Commission
The Great Commission is Jesus Christ’s directive to his disciples to spread his teachings and make disciples of all nations, forming a foundational mandate for Christian mission and evangelism.
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Restorationism
Restorationism is a Christian movement that seeks to recover and practice the beliefs, worship, and church structure of the earliest New Testament-era Christians, often rejecting later traditions and denominational developments.
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E.
JehovahsWitnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religious movement known for their door-to-door evangelism, refusal of military service and political involvement, and distinctive beliefs about God's Kingdom and biblical interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bible Student movement Target entity description: The Bible Student movement was a late 19th-century Christian restorationist group founded by Charles Taze Russell, whose teachings and organizational structure laid the groundwork for what later became Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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A.
Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo is an independent Christian church that originated in the Philippines, known for its centralized leadership, strict discipline, and distinctive doctrines and worship practices.
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B.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is a prominent American civil rights organization, led in its early years by Martin Luther King Jr., that coordinated nonviolent protests and campaigns against racial segregation and discrimination.
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C.
Rastafari movement
The Rastafari movement is a spiritual and cultural movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s, venerating Haile Selassie I, emphasizing African identity and resistance to oppression, and influencing global music and culture, especially through reggae.
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Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.
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Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is a small group of senior leaders who provide doctrinal direction and organizational oversight for the worldwide Jehovah's Witnesses religious movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian restorationist movement
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religious movement ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bible ⓘ |
| continuedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| coreText |
Bible
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Studies in the Scriptures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| doctrineCharacteristic |
belief in Christ’s invisible presence
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belief in conditional immortality ⓘ belief in earthly millennial kingdom ⓘ denial of eternal torment in hell ⓘ emphasis on 1914 as a prophetic year ⓘ rejection of the Trinity ⓘ use of typology and prophetic chronology ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| follows | teachings of Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Charles Taze Russell ⓘ |
| hasMainInterest |
Bible study
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Christian eschatology ⓘ chronology of the end times ⓘ Kingdom of God ⓘ
surface form:
kingdom of God
millennialism ⓘ nontrinitarianism ⓘ ransom doctrine ⓘ restorationism ⓘ second coming of Christ ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society publications
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Watchtower magazine ⓘ
surface form:
Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence
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| hasSplit |
Bible Student movement
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Associated Bible Students
Dawn Bible Students Association ⓘ JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ
surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Bible Student movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Laymen’s Home Missionary Movement
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| inception |
1870s
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
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| influencedBy |
George Storrs
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Jonas Wendell ⓘ Nelson H. Barbour ⓘ Second Adventist teachings ⓘ |
| laidFoundationFor |
JehovahsWitnesses
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surface form:
Jehovah’s Witnesses
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| language | English ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
independent Bible study classes
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loose association of congregations ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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| practices |
congregational Bible study
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memorial of Christ’s death ⓘ public distribution of religious literature ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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surface form:
Adventist movement
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| publisher |
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
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