Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction)
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The Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) refers to the tradition within Lutheranism of using certain biblical Apocryphal books for devotional reading and teaching, while distinguishing them from the canonical Scriptures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T898915 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) Context triple: [Apocrypha (in early editions), usedBy, Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction)]
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick is a regional Protestant church body in Germany that forms part of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and follows the Lutheran tradition.
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Lutheran Church in America
The Lutheran Church in America was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed from 1962 until it joined with others in 1988 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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C.
English Church in Wittenberg
The English Church in Wittenberg was a Reformation-era Protestant congregation in Wittenberg that served as a religious and intellectual center for English exiles and theologians connected to the early English Reformation.
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D.
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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E.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian congregation and worship center located on Washington Island in Wisconsin.
- 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: Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) Target entity description: The Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) refers to the tradition within Lutheranism of using certain biblical Apocryphal books for devotional reading and teaching, while distinguishing them from the canonical Scriptures.
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A.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick is a regional Protestant church body in Germany that forms part of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and follows the Lutheran tradition.
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B.
Lutheran Church in America
The Lutheran Church in America was a major U.S. Lutheran denomination that existed from 1962 until it joined with others in 1988 to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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C.
English Church in Wittenberg
The English Church in Wittenberg was a Reformation-era Protestant congregation in Wittenberg that served as a religious and intellectual center for English exiles and theologians connected to the early English Reformation.
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D.
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is a conservative, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States known for its strict adherence to biblical inerrancy and traditional Lutheran doctrine.
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E.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian congregation and worship center located on Washington Island in Wisconsin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological position
ⓘ
Lutheran doctrinal tradition ⓘ |
| affirms |
New Testament canon as Scripture
ⓘ
Old Testament Hebrew canon as Scripture ⓘ |
| articulatedIn |
Lutheran Bible prefaces
ⓘ
Lutheran catechetical materials ⓘ Lutheran lectionaries ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Holy Scripture
ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Lutheran Reformation teaching ⓘ Lutheran confessional writings ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Reformed traditions that often exclude Apocrypha from church use
ⓘ
Roman Catholic doctrine of the Deuterocanonical books ⓘ |
| denies | Apocryphal books as source for establishing doctrine ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
Apocryphal books
ⓘ
canonical books of the Old Testament ⓘ |
| doesNotTreatAs | Apocryphal books equal to canonical Scripture ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christ-centered reading of all Scripture
ⓘ
distinction between canonical and ecclesiastical books ⓘ pastoral usefulness of Apocrypha ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global Lutheranism ⓘ |
| goal |
edification of believers
ⓘ
instruction in Christian life ⓘ preservation of canonical boundaries ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalSource |
Apology of the Augsburg Confession
ⓘ
Augsburg Confession ⓘ Book of Concord ⓘ Formula of Concord ⓘ
linked to:
Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Lutheran confessions ⓘ Smalcald Articles ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
canonical norm over ecclesiastical books
ⓘ
reading for edification not for dogma ⓘ useful but non-canonical books ⓘ |
| implementedIn |
Lutheran Bible editions including Apocrypha
ⓘ
Lutheran educational curricula ⓘ Lutheran liturgical practice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Luther’s German Bible prefaces
ⓘ
linked to:
Luther Bible
Martin Luther ⓘ Reformation-era debates on the canon ⓘ |
| permits |
use of Apocrypha in catechesis
ⓘ
use of Apocrypha in private devotion ⓘ use of Apocrypha in public reading ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lutheran doctrine of sola Scriptura
ⓘ
Lutheran view of biblical authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | since the 16th century ⓘ |
| treatsAs |
Apocryphal books useful for instruction
ⓘ
Apocryphal books useful for reading ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lutheran congregations
ⓘ
Lutheran pastors ⓘ Lutheran theologians ⓘ |
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Subject: Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) Description of subject: The Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) refers to the tradition within Lutheranism of using certain biblical Apocryphal books for devotional reading and teaching, while distinguishing them from the canonical Scriptures.
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