treatise De Cibis Judaicis
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The treatise *De Cibis Judaicis* is a theological work, traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Novatian, that interprets Old Testament Jewish dietary laws in a Christian, allegorical framework.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Cibis Judaicis | 2 |
| treatise De Cibis Judaicis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10170401 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: treatise De Cibis Judaicis Context triple: [Novatian, knownFor, treatise De Cibis Judaicis]
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A.
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws governing forbidden foods and dietary prohibitions.
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B.
Commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud
Commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud is a renowned scholarly work by the Vilna Gaon offering incisive elucidations and emendations on the often cryptic text of the Jerusalem Talmud.
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C.
Ketzot HaChoshen
Ketzot HaChoshen is a classic and highly influential halachic work of analytical commentary on Jewish civil law, renowned for its depth and sharp legal reasoning.
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D.
Commentary on the Mishnah
Commentary on the Mishnah is a foundational rabbinic work by Maimonides that systematically explains and interprets the entire Mishnah, shaping subsequent Jewish legal and philosophical thought.
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E.
Adversus Judaeos
Adversus Judaeos is a polemical theological treatise by Theodulf of Orléans that argues against Jewish beliefs from a Christian perspective in the early Middle Ages.
- 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: treatise De Cibis Judaicis Target entity description: The treatise *De Cibis Judaicis* is a theological work, traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Novatian, that interprets Old Testament Jewish dietary laws in a Christian, allegorical framework.
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A.
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot
Hilchot Ma’akhalot Asurot is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws governing forbidden foods and dietary prohibitions.
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B.
Commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud
Commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud is a renowned scholarly work by the Vilna Gaon offering incisive elucidations and emendations on the often cryptic text of the Jerusalem Talmud.
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C.
Ketzot HaChoshen
Ketzot HaChoshen is a classic and highly influential halachic work of analytical commentary on Jewish civil law, renowned for its depth and sharp legal reasoning.
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D.
Commentary on the Mishnah
Commentary on the Mishnah is a foundational rabbinic work by Maimonides that systematically explains and interprets the entire Mishnah, shaping subsequent Jewish legal and philosophical thought.
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E.
Adversus Judaeos
Adversus Judaeos is a polemical theological treatise by Theodulf of Orléans that argues against Jewish beliefs from a Christian perspective in the early Middle Ages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin treatise
ⓘ
patristic text ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain Jewish dietary laws to Christians ⓘ |
| approachToLaw | spiritualization of ceremonial precepts ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Novatianist tradition ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Novatian ⓘ |
| audience | early Christian readers ⓘ |
| category |
early Christian literature
ⓘ
patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 3rd century (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| concerns |
Christian understanding of Jewish ritual law
ⓘ
continuity and discontinuity between Judaism and Christianity ⓘ |
| discusses |
purity and impurity
ⓘ
symbolic meaning of animals in Scripture ⓘ |
| doctrinalTheme |
Christian interpretation of Mosaic Law
ⓘ
relationship between Old and New Covenants ⓘ |
| field |
Christian ethics
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ dogmatic theology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Levitical dietary regulations ⓘ |
| genre | theological exegesis ⓘ |
| hermeneuticApproach | spiritual interpretation of legal prescriptions ⓘ |
| interpretationMethod |
allegorical
ⓘ
typological ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Latin patristic manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByTraditionalAuthor |
De Bono Pudicitiae
ⓘ
De Spectaculis ⓘ De Trinitate ⓘ
linked to:
De Trinitate ad Felicem
|
| religiousContext | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Mosaic dietary commandments ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish food laws
ⓘ
Old Testament dietary laws ⓘ
linked to:
Kashrut
|
| theologicalTradition | Latin patristic theology ⓘ |
| title |
De Cibis Judaicis
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linked to:
treatise De Cibis Judaicis
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| traditionalAuthor | Novatian ⓘ |
| treatsAs | Christian moral symbols ⓘ |
| usesSourceText |
Leviticus
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linked to:
Book of Leviticus
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
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