Law and the Prophets

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biblical expression religious concept

Law and the Prophets is a biblical expression referring to the Hebrew Scriptures, especially the foundational teachings of the Mosaic Law and the prophetic writings.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Law and the Prophets canonical	1
Moses and the Prophets	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11401016 — 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: Law and the Prophets
Context triple: ["Abraham says they have Moses and the Prophets", refersTo, Law and the Prophets]

A. Christ among the Doctors of the Law
Christ among the Doctors of the Law is a traditional Christian artistic and devotional depiction of the young Jesus debating scripture with Jewish teachers in the Temple.
B. Book of Commandments
The Book of Commandments is an early Latter Day Saint scripture that first published many of Joseph Smith’s revelations, later forming the basis for the Doctrine and Covenants.
C. On the Spirit and the Letter
On the Spirit and the Letter is a theological treatise by Augustine of Hippo that examines the relationship between divine grace, the human will, and the proper understanding of the Mosaic Law in the context of early Christian debates on salvation.
D. Prophets and Kings
Prophets and Kings is a religious book by Ellen G. White that narrates and interprets the biblical history of Israel’s monarchy and prophetic era from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.
E. Book of Holiness
Book of Holiness is the English rendering of "Sefer Kedushah," a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws concerning sexual ethics and forbidden relationships.
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: Law and the Prophets
Target entity description: Law and the Prophets is a biblical expression referring to the Hebrew Scriptures, especially the foundational teachings of the Mosaic Law and the prophetic writings.

A. Christ among the Doctors of the Law
Christ among the Doctors of the Law is a traditional Christian artistic and devotional depiction of the young Jesus debating scripture with Jewish teachers in the Temple.
B. Book of Commandments
The Book of Commandments is an early Latter Day Saint scripture that first published many of Joseph Smith’s revelations, later forming the basis for the Doctrine and Covenants.
C. On the Spirit and the Letter
On the Spirit and the Letter is a theological treatise by Augustine of Hippo that examines the relationship between divine grace, the human will, and the proper understanding of the Mosaic Law in the context of early Christian debates on salvation.
D. Prophets and Kings
Prophets and Kings is a religious book by Ellen G. White that narrates and interprets the biblical history of Israel’s monarchy and prophetic era from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective.
E. Book of Holiness
Book of Holiness is the English rendering of "Sefer Kedushah," a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws concerning sexual ethics and forbidden relationships.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical expression ⓘ religious concept ⓘ
associatedConcept	Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Jewish law ⓘ Mosaic covenant ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Christian Old Testament biblical prophecy ⓘ
biblicalReference	Acts 13:15 ⓘ Acts 24:14 ⓘ John 1:45 ⓘ Luke 16:16 ⓘ Matthew 11:13 ⓘ Matthew 5:17 ⓘ Matthew 7:12 ⓘ Romans 3:21 ⓘ
categoryIn	Second Temple Judaism scriptural references ⓘ
centralTheme	covenant between God and Israel ⓘ ethical commandments ⓘ prophetic calls to repentance ⓘ
correspondsTo	Neviim ⓘ Torah ⓘ
hasPart	Law ⓘ Prophets ⓘ
interpretationInChristianity	often seen as fulfilled in Christ ⓘ
interpretationInJudaism	seen as core scriptural corpus ⓘ
language	Koine Greek designation in the New Testament ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Epistle to the Romans ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
refersTo	Hebrew Scriptures ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Mosaic Law ⓘ prophetic writings ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
roleInEthics	basis for the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12 ⓘ
scope	legal, ethical, and prophetic teachings of Israel ⓘ
scripturalStatus	authoritative in Jewish tradition ⓘ authoritative in early Christian communities ⓘ
shortFormOf	the Law and the Prophets and the Writings in some contexts ⓘ
theologicalFunction	foundation for Christian interpretation of Old Testament ⓘ summary of scriptural authority ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	ancient Israelite history ⓘ
usedBy	Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ New Testament authors ⓘ