Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l13465-l13556

batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l13465-l13556

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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l13465-l13556
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
  label: CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE
    NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 13465-13556
  start: '13465'
  end: '13556'
  translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
  notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
    human review required.
canonical_text:
  quote: ''
  summary: The passage includes translator notes on interpretations of Jesus' crucifixion,
    ascent, deathbed recognition, and future descent; then it presents admonitions
    about unbelief, hell, monotheism, Jesus as apostle and servant of God, last-day
    gathering, reward and punishment, divine proof and light, guidance, and inheritance
    rules for remote kin.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: Some notes report differing claims about Jesus' crucifixion, including that
    another resembled him, that he was taken up into heaven, or that only his manhood
    suffered while his godhead ascended.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: One interpretation says Jews or Christians at death will recognize Jesus rightly
    when the angel of death appears, though the belief will not benefit them then.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: Another interpretation says Jews and Christians will have right faith in Jesus
    before his death, when he descends from heaven, returns to the world, kills Antichrist,
    and establishes the Mohammedan religion and earthly tranquility.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: Those who disbelieve and act unjustly are said not to be forgiven and to remain
    forever on the way of hell.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:5
  text: The audience is told that the apostle has come with truth from the Lord and
    that belief will be better for them.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: obs:6
  text: The recipients of scripture are told not to exceed bounds in religion and
    not to say of God other than truth.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: obs:7
  text: Christ Jesus, son of Mary, is described as the apostle of God, God's Word
    conveyed into Mary, and a spirit proceeding from God.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: obs:8
  text: The passage rejects saying there are three Gods and states that God is one
    and has no son.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
- id: obs:9
  text: Christ and the near angels are said not to disdain being servants of God.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: obs:10
  text: God will gather the disdainful and proud to himself on the last day.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: obs:11
  text: Believers who do right receive rewards and additional liberality; the disdainful
    and proud receive grievous punishment and no protector or helper besides God.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: obs:12
  text: An evident proof and manifest light are said to have been sent down to the
    audience.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: obs:13
  text: Those who believe in God and adhere to him are led into mercy and abundance
    and directed in the right way to God.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: obs:14
  text: The passage gives inheritance determinations for a person dying without issue,
    including shares for a sister, two sisters, and siblings of both sexes.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: God
  description: The Lord who owns what is in heaven and on earth, forgives or does
    not forgive, guides, judges, rewards, punishes, protects, and declares precepts.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  - role:3
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
  - ev:6
  - ev:8
  - ev:9
  - ev:10
  - ev:11
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Christ Jesus, son of Mary
  description: Named as Christ Jesus, son of Mary; described as apostle of God, God's
    Word conveyed into Mary, a spirit proceeding from God, and a servant of God.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:8
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Mary
  description: Named as the mother of Jesus and the one into whom God's Word was conveyed.
  role_refs:
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: the apostle come with truth
  description: The apostle is said to have come to the people with truth from their
    Lord.
  role_refs:
  - role:8
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: angels near God's presence
  description: Angels who approach near God's presence and do not disdain service
    to God.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: angel of death
  description: In a cited interpretive tradition, the angel of death appears to a
    dying Jew or Christian.
  role_refs:
  - role:9
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Jews and Christians
  description: Collective groups discussed in notes and admonitions as recipients
    or interpreters of scripture and beliefs about Jesus.
  role_refs:
  - role:10
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
- id: fig:8
  name_or_label: Antichrist
  description: A figure whom Jesus is said, in one interpretation, to kill when he
    descends and returns to the world.
  role_refs:
  - role:11
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: divine judge
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: God withholds forgiveness from unjust unbelievers, gathers people on the
    last day, rewards believers, and punishes the proud.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:8
  - ev:9
- id: role:2
  label: protector and helper
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: God is called a sufficient protector, and no other protector or helper is
    found besides God.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:9
- id: role:3
  label: giver of guidance
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: God sends proof and manifest light and directs believers in the right way
    to himself.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: role:4
  label: giver of legal determinations
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: God gives determinations and declares inheritance precepts to prevent error.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: role:5
  label: apostle and Word of God
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: Jesus is named as the apostle of God, his Word conveyed into Mary, and a
    spirit from him.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: role:6
  label: servant of God
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  - fig:5
  basis: Christ and the near angels are said not to disdain service to God.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: role:7
  label: mother and recipient of the Word
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: Jesus is called son of Mary, and God's Word is said to have been conveyed
    into Mary.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: role:8
  label: truth-bearing apostle
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: The apostle is said to have come with truth from the Lord.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: role:9
  label: deathbed revealer in tradition
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  basis: The angel of death appears to the dying in the cited tradition, prompting
    recognition concerning Jesus.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:10
  label: scripture-recipient communities
  assigned_to:
  - fig:7
  basis: They are addressed or discussed as people with scripture and as communities
    holding beliefs about Jesus.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
- id: role:11
  label: opponent defeated at Jesus' return
  assigned_to:
  - fig:8
  basis: In one interpretation, Jesus descends, returns, and kills Antichrist.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: way of hell
  literal_form: the way of hell
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: sym:2
  label: last day
  literal_form: the last day
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: sym:3
  label: manifest light
  literal_form: manifest light sent down
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: sym:4
  label: right way to God
  literal_form: the right way to himself
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: sym:5
  label: three Gods
  literal_form: the number and formula 'three Gods'
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Deathbed recognition and eschatological interpretation of Jesus
  summary: Translator notes describe interpretations in which dying Jews or Christians
    recognize Jesus rightly at death, and another in which Jesus descends from heaven,
    returns to the world, kills Antichrist, and establishes tranquility.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:2
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  - fig:8
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: scene:2
  label: Warning to unbelievers and call to belief
  summary: The passage states that unjust unbelievers will not be forgiven and will
    remain in hell, then calls people to believe the apostle who has come with truth.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:4
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
- id: scene:3
  label: Correction concerning God and Jesus
  summary: Recipients of scripture are told not to exceed bounds in religion; Jesus
    is described as apostle, Word, and spirit from God; the passage rejects three
    Gods and divine sonship.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:7
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
- id: scene:4
  label: Last-day gathering, reward, and punishment
  summary: Christ and near angels are said to serve God; God gathers the proud on
    the last day, rewards believers who do right, and punishes the disdainful and
    proud.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:5
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
  - ev:9
- id: scene:5
  label: Proof, light, and guidance
  summary: An evident proof and manifest light are sent down; those who believe and
    adhere to God are led into mercy, abundance, and the right way to God.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: scene:6
  label: Inheritance determinations
  summary: The passage provides legal shares for sisters and siblings when a person
    dies without issue and says God declares these precepts lest people err.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: Divine judgment with hell, reward, and punishment
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_judgment
  basis: The passage describes unforgiven unjust unbelievers remaining in hell, last-day
    gathering, rewards for believers, and grievous punishment for the proud.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:8
  - ev:9
  confidence: high
  cautions: The passage is doctrinal and admonitory rather than narrative myth; motif
    framing is based on explicit judgment imagery.
- id: motif:2
  label: Ascent and return of Jesus
  taxonomy_refs:
  - ascent
  - return
  basis: Translator notes report claims that Jesus was taken up or ascended into heaven
    and an interpretation in which he descends from heaven and returns to the world.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:3
  confidence: medium
  cautions: This material appears in explanatory notes and reported interpretations,
    not only in the main translated verse.
- id: motif:3
  label: Contested divine sonship and divine parent-child relation
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_parent_child
  basis: The passage identifies Jesus as son of Mary and apostle of God while rejecting
    the claim that God has a son.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage negates divine sonship rather than narrating a divine parent-child
    myth.
- id: motif:4
  label: Revelatory light and right guidance
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  basis: The passage says an evident proof and manifest light have been sent down
    and that believers are directed in the right way to God.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific light or revelation symbol; 'wisdom'
    is a broad fit.
- id: motif:5
  label: Divinely declared law to prevent error
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  basis: The inheritance section presents God as declaring precepts so that people
    do not err and emphasizes that God knows all things.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
  confidence: low
  cautions: This is primarily legal instruction; its classification as a wisdom motif
    is tentative.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13465-13470
  quote_or_summary: Notes report multiple views of Jesus' crucifixion and ascent,
    including substitution, being taken up into heaven, and a distinction between
    suffering manhood and ascending godhead.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13471-13486
  quote_or_summary: A note explains one interpretation in which a dying Jew or Christian
    sees the angel of death and then acknowledges Jesus as God's servant and apostle.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13487-13493
  quote_or_summary: 'A note explains another interpretation: Jews and Christians will
    believe rightly in Jesus when he descends from heaven, returns to the world, kills
    Antichrist, and establishes the Mohammedan religion and tranquility.'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13503-13507
  quote_or_summary: Unbelievers who act unjustly will not be forgiven or guided except
    to the way of hell, where they remain forever.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13508-13511
  quote_or_summary: The audience is told that the apostle has come with truth from
    the Lord and is urged to believe.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13512-13520
  quote_or_summary: Recipients of scripture are told not to exceed bounds; Jesus son
    of Mary is called God's apostle, Word conveyed into Mary, and spirit from God;
    the formula of three Gods is rejected; God is one and has no son.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13540-13549
  quote_or_summary: Footnotes explain that exceeding bounds can mean rejecting Jesus
    or raising him to equality with God, and that the 'three Gods' formula is interpreted
    in relation to Christian doctrines.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13521-13524
  quote_or_summary: Christ and near angels do not disdain service to God; the proud
    who disdain service will be gathered to God on the last day.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:9
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13525-13529
  quote_or_summary: Those who believe and do right receive rewards and additional
    liberality; the disdainful and proud receive grievous punishment and no protector
    or helper besides God.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:10
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13530-13534
  quote_or_summary: An evident proof and manifest light are sent down; believers who
    adhere to God are led into mercy, abundance, and the right way to God.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:11
  type: summary
  locator: lines 13535-13556
  quote_or_summary: The passage gives inheritance rules for one who dies without issue
    and says God declares these precepts lest people err, while God knows all things.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
  rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: The main doctrinal and legal content is explicit. Motif assignment is more
    tentative for legal and revelatory themes. No comparison claims were added because
    the passage gives doctrinal contrasts and commentary but does not itself support
    a specific comparative mythological claim beyond available motif-family tagging.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
  Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy refs are limited to the supplied motif-family list; supplied symbol taxonomy did not include hell, light, path, number, or last day.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg__l13465-l13556
  passage_sha256=d24813d86799311299968772663bc02ade335777324c359c9422bc4f94ace9e1