{
  "id": "dict_003866",
  "term": "Nagge",
  "slug": "nagge",
  "letter": "N",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Nagge is a minor biblical person named in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus. Scripture gives no further biographical details about him.",
  "simple_one_line": "A genealogy name in Luke 3:25, with no other biblical information given.",
  "tooltip_text": "A minor name in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus; no additional details are recorded in Scripture.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Genealogy of Jesus",
    "Luke 3",
    "Jesus Christ"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Genealogies",
    "Son of David",
    "Incarnation"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Nagge is one of the names listed in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus. The Bible does not provide any narrative about him beyond that family line.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Minor biblical person named in Luke 3:25.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears only in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus",
    "No narrative or biographical details are given",
    "Best treated as a biblical person/name entry, not a theological term"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Nagge is a proper name in Luke 3:25, appearing in the genealogy of Jesus. Scripture supplies no further biographical, historical, or theological information about him.",
  "description_academic_full": "Nagge is listed in Luke 3:25 as part of the genealogy of Jesus. Beyond that inclusion, Scripture offers no narrative context, biography, or explicit theological commentary about him. Because the entry is simply a genealogy name, it is best classified as a minor biblical person rather than a theological term.",
  "background_biblical_context": "Luke places Nagge within the ancestry list that traces Jesus’ human lineage. His name functions as part of the Gospel’s historical presentation of Jesus’ family line.",
  "background_historical_context": "Genealogies in the ancient world served to preserve family identity, lineage, and historical continuity. Nagge is known only as one of the names in that record.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In Jewish Scripture and tradition, genealogies were important for tribal identity, inheritance, and covenant continuity. Luke’s genealogy uses that familiar form to situate Jesus within real history.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Luke 3:25"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Luke 3:23–38"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Nagge is an English transliteration of the name as preserved in Luke’s genealogy; transliteration and spelling may vary across translations.",
  "theological_significance": "Nagge himself carries no independent doctrinal teaching, but his inclusion in Luke’s genealogy contributes to the gospel’s emphasis on the historical reality of Jesus’ humanity and messianic line.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This entry illustrates how Scripture often preserves otherwise unknown persons within the larger pattern of redemption history. Their significance lies in their place in the biblical record rather than in detailed biography.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not read hidden symbolism or doctrinal meaning into the name. The biblical data are limited to its place in the genealogy, and spelling may vary among translations.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no meaningful interpretive debate about Nagge as a figure; the main issue is simply transliteration and whether the name is treated as a minor person entry.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "This entry should remain descriptive and should not be used to construct doctrine beyond the historical reliability of Luke’s genealogy.",
  "practical_significance": "Nagge reminds readers that Scripture includes ordinary, otherwise unknown people in the unfolding of salvation history.",
  "meta_description": "Nagge is a minor biblical person named in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus, with no further details given in Scripture.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/nagge/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/nagge.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}