James Innell Packer
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James Innell Packer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical Anglican theologian and author, best known for his influential book "Knowing God" and his role in shaping modern Reformed theology.
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| James Innell Packer canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Innell Packer Context triple: [J. I. Packer, birthName, James Innell Packer]
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James Packer
James Packer is an Australian billionaire businessman and investor best known for his casino empire Crown Resorts and various media and entertainment ventures.
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Rex Battarbee
Rex Battarbee was an Australian artist and art teacher best known for fostering and promoting the Hermannsburg watercolour movement, particularly through his mentorship of Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira.
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C.
Barrett Smith
Barrett Smith is a musician best known as a member of the bluegrass and Americana band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
Colin Bond
Colin Bond is an Australian former racing driver and team manager best known for his success in touring car and rally competition during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Tony Morphett
Tony Morphett was an Australian screenwriter and novelist known for his influential work in film and television drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Innell Packer Target entity description: James Innell Packer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical Anglican theologian and author, best known for his influential book "Knowing God" and his role in shaping modern Reformed theology.
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A.
James Packer
James Packer is an Australian billionaire businessman and investor best known for his casino empire Crown Resorts and various media and entertainment ventures.
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B.
Rex Battarbee
Rex Battarbee was an Australian artist and art teacher best known for fostering and promoting the Hermannsburg watercolour movement, particularly through his mentorship of Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira.
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C.
Barrett Smith
Barrett Smith is a musician best known as a member of the bluegrass and Americana band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
Colin Bond
Colin Bond is an Australian former racing driver and team manager best known for his success in touring car and rally competition during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Tony Morphett
Tony Morphett was an Australian screenwriter and novelist known for his influential work in film and television drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican priest
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evangelical Anglican ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | J. I. Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Order of Canada ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1926-07-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gloucester, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | English Standard Version Bible translation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-07-17 ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | Regent College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historical theology
ⓘ
spiritual theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| fullName | James Innell Packer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced |
Reformed evangelicalism
ⓘ
modern evangelical theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther NERFINISHED ⓘ the English Puritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of classic Reformed orthodoxy
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popular-level theological writing ⓘ promoting Puritan spirituality ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Anglican Church of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | evangelicalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Quest for Godliness
NERFINISHED
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Concise Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Fundamentalism and the Word of God NERFINISHED ⓘ Keep in Step with the Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ Knowing God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican priest
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author ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Board of Governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | general editor of the English Standard Version ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical studies in evangelical theology ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
Calvinism
NERFINISHED
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biblical inerrancy ⓘ complementarianism ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| workedAt | Regent College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearAwarded | 2008 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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