Triple
T1950445
| 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 |
The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations
The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
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E222380
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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: The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations | Statement: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations Context triple: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations]
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A.
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration is a foundational scholarly work on New Testament textual criticism, examining how the text was copied, altered, and reconstructed over time.
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B.
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance is a scholarly monograph by Bruce M. Metzger that traces how the New Testament books were selected, recognized, and transmitted as authoritative Christian Scripture.
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C.
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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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.
New Testament textual criticism
New Testament textual criticism is the scholarly discipline that analyzes and compares ancient manuscript variants of the New Testament to reconstruct its earliest attainable text and understand its transmission history.
- 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: The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations Triple: [Bruce M. Metzger, notableWork, The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations]
Generated description
The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations Target entity description: The Early Versions of the New Testament: Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations is a scholarly study by Bruce M. Metzger that examines the history, textual significance, and constraints of the earliest translations of the New Testament.
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A.
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration is a foundational scholarly work on New Testament textual criticism, examining how the text was copied, altered, and reconstructed over time.
-
B.
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance
The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance is a scholarly monograph by Bruce M. Metzger that traces how the New Testament books were selected, recognized, and transmitted as authoritative Christian Scripture.
-
C.
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.
-
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.
New Testament textual criticism
New Testament textual criticism is the scholarly discipline that analyzes and compares ancient manuscript variants of the New Testament to reconstruct its earliest attainable text and understand its transmission history.
- 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_69ae031a46d481908a6e0d78bfa9c66f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae03c4faac8190a13aa0882eda3629 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae044314188190a7472cf5f8e89f6c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.