Triple
T1950443
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bruce M. Metzger |
E42144
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament is Bruce M. Metzger’s influential scholarly work that explains significant textual variants in the New Testament and the reasoning behind their evaluation in modern critical editions.
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E218307
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament | Statement: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament Context triple: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament]
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A.
New Testament textual apparatus
The New Testament textual apparatus is a critical tool in biblical scholarship that presents and evaluates the variant readings of New Testament manuscripts to help determine the most reliable text.
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B.
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum is a major scholarly commentary on the New Testament by Reformation theologian Theodore Beza, offering extensive exegetical and textual notes.
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C.
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament
The United Bible Societies Greek New Testament is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard base text for modern Bible translations and academic study.
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D.
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
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E.
Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions
The Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions are critical editions of the Greek New Testament that present a standardized form of the Byzantine text, emphasizing the majority-text tradition in textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament Triple: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament]
Generated description
A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament is Bruce M. Metzger’s influential scholarly work that explains significant textual variants in the New Testament and the reasoning behind their evaluation in modern critical editions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament Target entity description: A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament is Bruce M. Metzger’s influential scholarly work that explains significant textual variants in the New Testament and the reasoning behind their evaluation in modern critical editions.
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A.
New Testament textual apparatus
The New Testament textual apparatus is a critical tool in biblical scholarship that presents and evaluates the variant readings of New Testament manuscripts to help determine the most reliable text.
-
B.
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum
Annotationes maiores in Novum Testamentum is a major scholarly commentary on the New Testament by Reformation theologian Theodore Beza, offering extensive exegetical and textual notes.
-
C.
United Bible Societies Greek New Testament
The United Bible Societies Greek New Testament is a critically edited scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament widely used as a standard base text for modern Bible translations and academic study.
-
D.
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament
Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament is John Wesley’s influential 18th-century biblical commentary that provides practical, devotional, and theological insights on the New Testament text.
-
E.
Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions
The Robinson–Pierpont Byzantine Greek New Testament editions are critical editions of the Greek New Testament that present a standardized form of the Byzantine text, emphasizing the majority-text tradition in textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a8870e08fc8190a319cbf2600db15f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb332b014819085bfc88d66cfc10a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbc17ce08190bd74c9c62d260326 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc3dd6b881908d9d6d56f40d06e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfcc544188190bed97ee898e30b80 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.