Richard Elliott Friedman
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Richard Elliott Friedman is an American biblical scholar and author renowned for his work on the authorship and composition of the Hebrew Bible, particularly the Documentary Hypothesis.
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| Richard Elliott Friedman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Elliott Friedman Context triple: [Friedman, hasNotableBearer, Richard Elliott Friedman]
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A.
David Shulman
David Shulman is an American scholar and translator renowned for his work on South Indian languages, literature, and religion, particularly in the fields of Tamil and Sanskrit studies.
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B.
Richard N. Frye
Richard N. Frye was an American historian and leading scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies, renowned for his work on the history and culture of Persia and the broader Iranian world.
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C.
Louis Jacobs
Louis Jacobs was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the hospitality and food service company Delaware North.
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D.
Hillel Steiner
Hillel Steiner is a political philosopher known for his work on rights, justice, and libertarianism within the analytic tradition.
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E.
Shlomo Ganzfried
Shlomo Ganzfried was a 19th-century Hungarian rabbi and halachic authority best known for composing the widely used concise code of Jewish law, the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.
- 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: Richard Elliott Friedman Target entity description: Richard Elliott Friedman is an American biblical scholar and author renowned for his work on the authorship and composition of the Hebrew Bible, particularly the Documentary Hypothesis.
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A.
David Shulman
David Shulman is an American scholar and translator renowned for his work on South Indian languages, literature, and religion, particularly in the fields of Tamil and Sanskrit studies.
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B.
Richard N. Frye
Richard N. Frye was an American historian and leading scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies, renowned for his work on the history and culture of Persia and the broader Iranian world.
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C.
Louis Jacobs
Louis Jacobs was an American businessman best known as a co-founder of the hospitality and food service company Delaware North.
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D.
Hillel Steiner
Hillel Steiner is a political philosopher known for his work on rights, justice, and libertarianism within the analytic tradition.
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E.
Shlomo Ganzfried
Shlomo Ganzfried was a 19th-century Hungarian rabbi and halachic authority best known for composing the widely used concise code of Jewish law, the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical scholar
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person ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
B.A.
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M.A. ⓘ Ph.D. ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Harvard University
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America ⓘ University of Miami ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-05-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Rochester, New York, United States
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linked to:
Rochester, New York
|
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Harvard University
ⓘ
University of California, San Diego ⓘ University of Georgia ⓘ |
| familyName | Friedman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Documentary Hypothesis
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Hebrew Bible studies ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ source criticism ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical scholarship
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasTaught |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| knownFor |
literary and historical analysis of biblical texts
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popularizing the Documentary Hypothesis ⓘ work on the authorship and composition of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Richard Elliott Friedman ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Torah
ⓘ
The Bible with Sources Revealed ⓘ The Disappearance of God ⓘ The Exile and Biblical Narrative ⓘ The Hidden Book in the Bible ⓘ Who Wrote the Bible? ⓘ |
| occupation |
biblical scholar
ⓘ
professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
composition of the Pentateuch
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history of ancient Israel ⓘ priestly and non-priestly sources in the Torah ⓘ redaction of biblical texts ⓘ |
| theory | refined formulations of the Documentary Hypothesis ⓘ |
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