Homilies on the Song of Songs
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Homilies on the Song of Songs is a series of mystical and allegorical sermons by Gregory of Nyssa that interpret the biblical Song of Songs as a spiritual journey of the soul toward union with God.
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| Homilies on the Song of Songs canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homilies on the Song of Songs Context triple: [Gregory of Nyssa, notableWork, Homilies on the Song of Songs]
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Song of Songs
Song of Songs is a biblical book of lyrical love poetry traditionally included in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
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B.
Homilies on Genesis
Homilies on Genesis is a series of sermons by John Chrysostom offering detailed, verse-by-verse exposition and moral instruction on the Book of Genesis.
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Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul is a renowned collection of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Pauline letters in the New Testament.
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The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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E.
Commentaries on the Bible
Commentaries on the Bible is John Calvin’s extensive series of exegetical works offering detailed Reformed theological interpretation of nearly every book of Scripture.
- 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: Homilies on the Song of Songs Target entity description: Homilies on the Song of Songs is a series of mystical and allegorical sermons by Gregory of Nyssa that interpret the biblical Song of Songs as a spiritual journey of the soul toward union with God.
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A.
Song of Songs
Song of Songs is a biblical book of lyrical love poetry traditionally included in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
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B.
Homilies on Genesis
Homilies on Genesis is a series of sermons by John Chrysostom offering detailed, verse-by-verse exposition and moral instruction on the Book of Genesis.
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C.
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul is a renowned collection of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Pauline letters in the New Testament.
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D.
The Joy of Love
The Joy of Love is Pope Francis’s 2016 apostolic exhortation on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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E.
Commentaries on the Bible
Commentaries on the Bible is John Calvin’s extensive series of exegetical works offering detailed Reformed theological interpretation of nearly every book of Scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian homiletic work
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biblical commentary ⓘ patristic text ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian monastic readers
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theologically educated Christians ⓘ |
| author | Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Song of Songs ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | non-canonical Christian literature ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| doctrinalContext | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| genre | sermon collection ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Patristic era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine mystical theology
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later interpretations of the Song of Songs ⓘ medieval Christian mysticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Origen
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surface form:
Origen of Alexandria
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| interpretationMethod |
Christological
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allegorical ⓘ spiritual ⓘ |
| interpretsAs |
relationship between Christ and the Church
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relationship between Christ and the soul ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
divine darkness
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endless progress in God ⓘ epektasis ⓘ transformation of desire ⓘ vision of God ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | homily ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Cappadocia ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Life of Moses
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On the Soul and the Resurrection ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian mysticism
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bridal imagery ⓘ contemplative life ⓘ divine love ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ spiritual ascent of the soul ⓘ spiritual interpretation of the Song of Songs ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
allegorical exegesis
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mystical theology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Christian spirituality
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Western Christian spirituality ⓘ |
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