Lutheran confessional writings

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Lutheran confessional writings are a collection of foundational doctrinal statements, including documents like the Augsburg Confession and the Small Catechism, that define and articulate the core beliefs of Lutheran Christianity.

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Label	Occurrences
Lutheran Confessions	11
Lutheran confessional writings canonical	3
Lutheran catechisms	1
Lutheran confessional documents	1
Reformation confessions	1
Teachings of Martin Luther	1

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Target entity: Lutheran confessional writings
Context triple: [Evangelical Lutheran Church, usesConfession, Lutheran confessional writings]

A. Smalcald Articles
The Smalcald Articles are a key 16th-century Lutheran confessional document written by Martin Luther that summarize and defend core Reformation doctrines against Roman Catholic teachings.
B. Apology of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession is a key 16th-century Lutheran theological work by Philipp Melanchthon that defends and clarifies the doctrines presented in the Augsburg Confession.
C. The Essence of Faith According to Luther
The Essence of Faith According to Luther is a philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that critically examines Martin Luther’s theology to argue that religious faith reflects human self-consciousness and projected human qualities.
D. Luther's Large Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism is a foundational 16th-century instructional manual on Christian doctrine written by Martin Luther, widely used for teaching the basics of faith within Lutheran tradition.
E. Luther’s 1520 reforming writings
Luther’s 1520 reforming writings are a pivotal set of early Reformation texts in which Martin Luther challenged papal authority, articulated the priesthood of all believers, and laid out a radical program for reforming church and society.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lutheran confessional writings
Target entity description: Lutheran confessional writings are a collection of foundational doctrinal statements, including documents like the Augsburg Confession and the Small Catechism, that define and articulate the core beliefs of Lutheran Christianity.

A. Smalcald Articles
The Smalcald Articles are a key 16th-century Lutheran confessional document written by Martin Luther that summarize and defend core Reformation doctrines against Roman Catholic teachings.
B. Apology of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession is a key 16th-century Lutheran theological work by Philipp Melanchthon that defends and clarifies the doctrines presented in the Augsburg Confession.
C. The Essence of Faith According to Luther
The Essence of Faith According to Luther is a philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that critically examines Martin Luther’s theology to argue that religious faith reflects human self-consciousness and projected human qualities.
D. Luther's Large Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism is a foundational 16th-century instructional manual on Christian doctrine written by Martin Luther, widely used for teaching the basics of faith within Lutheran tradition.
E. Luther’s 1520 reforming writings
Luther’s 1520 reforming writings are a pivotal set of early Reformation texts in which Martin Luther challenged papal authority, articulated the priesthood of all believers, and laid out a radical program for reforming church and society.
F. None of above. chosen