corpus of Ephrem the Syrian
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The corpus of Ephrem the Syrian is the collected body of theological, poetic, and exegetical writings by the 4th-century Syriac Christian theologian and hymnographer Ephrem the Syrian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| corpus of Ephrem the Syrian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10185468 — 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: corpus of Ephrem the Syrian Context triple: [Hymns on Paradise, partOf, corpus of Ephrem the Syrian]
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A.
corpus of Gregory of Nyssa
The corpus of Gregory of Nyssa is the collected body of theological, philosophical, and exegetical writings by the 4th-century Cappadocian Church Father Gregory of Nyssa.
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B.
corpus of Maximus the Confessor
The corpus of Maximus the Confessor is the collected body of theological and philosophical writings by the 7th-century Byzantine monk and Church Father, renowned for his influential contributions to Christology, asceticism, and mystical theology.
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C.
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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D.
Anaphora of Saint Cyril
The Anaphora of Saint Cyril is a Coptic Orthodox Eucharistic prayer that preserves an ancient Alexandrian liturgical tradition attributed to Saint Cyril of Alexandria.
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E.
Jacob of Serugh’s homilies
Jacob of Serugh’s homilies are a celebrated corpus of Syriac Christian poetic sermons renowned for their rich theological reflection, biblical exegesis, and lyrical style.
- 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: corpus of Ephrem the Syrian Target entity description: The corpus of Ephrem the Syrian is the collected body of theological, poetic, and exegetical writings by the 4th-century Syriac Christian theologian and hymnographer Ephrem the Syrian.
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A.
corpus of Gregory of Nyssa
The corpus of Gregory of Nyssa is the collected body of theological, philosophical, and exegetical writings by the 4th-century Cappadocian Church Father Gregory of Nyssa.
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B.
corpus of Maximus the Confessor
The corpus of Maximus the Confessor is the collected body of theological and philosophical writings by the 7th-century Byzantine monk and Church Father, renowned for his influential contributions to Christology, asceticism, and mystical theology.
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C.
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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D.
Anaphora of Saint Cyril
The Anaphora of Saint Cyril is a Coptic Orthodox Eucharistic prayer that preserves an ancient Alexandrian liturgical tradition attributed to Saint Cyril of Alexandria.
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E.
Jacob of Serugh’s homilies
Jacob of Serugh’s homilies are a celebrated corpus of Syriac Christian poetic sermons renowned for their rich theological reflection, biblical exegesis, and lyrical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological corpus
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literary corpus ⓘ patristic writings collection ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Eastern Christianity
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Syriac Christianity ⓘ
linked to:
Syriac Churches
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| hasApproximateSize | hundreds of hymns and homilies ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ephrem the Syrian ⓘ |
| hasComponentWork |
Commentary on Exodus
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Commentary on Genesis ⓘ Commentary on the Diatessaron ⓘ Commentary on the Pauline Epistles ⓘ Hymns against Heresies ⓘ Hymns on Faith ⓘ Hymns on Paradise ⓘ Hymns on the Church ⓘ
linked to:
Hymns on Paradise
Hymns on the Nativity ⓘ Madrāšē (teaching hymns) ⓘ Memrē (metrical homilies) ⓘ Sermons on Faith ⓘ Sermons on Repentance ⓘ Sermons on the Second Coming ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
biblical exegesis
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hymns ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose treatises ⓘ sermons ⓘ theological writings ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Armenian
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely read in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalFocus |
Christology
ⓘ
Mariology ⓘ Trinity ⓘ anti-heretical polemic ⓘ asceticism ⓘ biblical typology ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Armenian Christian literature
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Byzantine hymnography ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine chant
Syriac liturgy ⓘ later patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Armenian manuscripts
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Greek manuscripts ⓘ Latin manuscripts ⓘ Syriac manuscripts ⓘ |
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