The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven

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Puritan work book theological treatise

The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven is a 17th-century Puritan theological treatise by John Cotton that outlines Congregationalist views on church government and the authority of church officers and members.

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The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven canonical	3

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Context triple: [John Cotton, notableWork, The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven]

A. The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 drama film in which Gregory Peck portrays a humble Scottish priest whose lifelong missionary work in China tests his faith and resilience.
B. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
C. The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
D. Keys of Heaven
The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
E. Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven
Target entity description: The Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven is a 17th-century Puritan theological treatise by John Cotton that outlines Congregationalist views on church government and the authority of church officers and members.

A. The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 drama film in which Gregory Peck portrays a humble Scottish priest whose lifelong missionary work in China tests his faith and resilience.
B. Books of Kings
The Books of Kings are historical and theological narratives in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that recount the reigns of Israel’s and Judah’s monarchs, the role of prophets, and the spiritual decline leading to exile.
C. The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
D. Keys of Heaven
The Keys of Heaven are a Christian symbol representing the authority given by Jesus to Saint Peter and, by extension, to the papacy to bind and loose in spiritual matters.
E. Queen of Heaven
Queen of Heaven is a traditional Christian title that honors the Virgin Mary as the exalted mother of Jesus and the most highly revered woman in heaven.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Puritan work ⓘ book ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
associatedWith	Massachusetts Bay Colony religious life ⓘ New England Puritanism ⓘ linked to: Puritanism
author	John Cotton ⓘ
authorNationality	English ⓘ
authorReligiousAffiliation	Puritan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
doctrinalPosition	Christ as head of the church ⓘ Congregationalist view of church power ⓘ local church autonomy ⓘ
focusesOn	authority of church members ⓘ authority of church officers ⓘ discipline in the local church ⓘ power of the keys ⓘ relationship between elders and congregation ⓘ
genre	ecclesiological treatise ⓘ polemical theology ⓘ
historicalContext	17th-century Protestant ecclesiological controversies ⓘ English Puritan debates on church polity ⓘ
influenced	development of New England Congregationalism ⓘ later Congregationalist ecclesiology ⓘ
intendedAudience	members of Reformed churches ⓘ ministers ⓘ theologians ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTopic	Congregational church polity ⓘ church authority ⓘ church government ⓘ
opposes	Presbyterian church polity ⓘ episcopal hierarchy in church government ⓘ
publicationCentury	17th century ⓘ
religiousContext	Protestantism ⓘ linked to: Protestant Christianity Puritanism ⓘ
religiousDiscipline	Congregational church discipline ⓘ
scripturalBasis	John 20 ⓘ Matthew 16 ⓘ Matthew 18 ⓘ New Testament passages on the keys of the kingdom ⓘ
theologicalTheme	Christ’s delegation of authority to the church ⓘ biblical basis of church discipline ⓘ distribution of spiritual authority in the church ⓘ office and power of elders ⓘ role of the congregation in admitting and excluding members ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Congregationalism ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ
workOf	John Cotton ⓘ