Epitome of the Formula of Concord

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Epitome of the Formula of Concord is a concise Lutheran confessional document that summarizes key doctrinal positions and controversies addressed in the larger Formula of Concord.

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Epitome of the Formula of Concord canonical 4
Formula of Concord 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century work
Christian theological text
Lutheran confessional document
acceptedBy many Lutheran territorial churches in the Holy Roman Empire
addressesDoctrine Christ’s descent into hell
Lord’s Supper
linked to: Holy Eucharist

church rites and adiaphora
election and predestination
free will
good works
justification
law and gospel
original sin
person of Christ
the doctrine of the church and ministry
third use of the law
authorCollectiveName Lutheran theologians of the Formula of Concord
compiler Andreas Musculus
Christoph Körner
David Chytraeus
Jakob Andreae
Martin Chemnitz
Nikolaus Selnecker NERFINISHED
confessionalFamily Lutheran Confessions
linked to: Book of Concord
confessionalStatus binding for many Lutheran churches
countryOfOrigin Germany
dateWritten 1577
follows Apology of the Augsburg Confession
Augsburg Confession
Large Catechism
Smalcald Articles
Small Catechism
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope
genre confessional summary
hasPurpose to provide a concise summary of Lutheran doctrinal positions
to resolve doctrinal controversies among Lutherans
hasVersion Latin translation of the Epitome of the Formula of Concord
includedIn 1580 edition of the Book of Concord
influencedBy the Gnesio-Lutheran tradition
the theology of Martin Luther
language German
originalLanguage German
partOf Book of Concord
placeOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
religiousTradition Lutheranism
shorterVersionOf Formula of Concord
structure articles with affirmative theses and rejected errors
summarizes Formula of Concord (Solid Declaration)
theologicalTradition Confessional Lutheranism
linked to: Lutheran orthodoxy

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Book of Concord hasPart Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Lutheran Church (for reading and instruction) hasDoctrinalSource Formula of Concord
linked to: Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Martin Chemnitz notableWork Formula of Concord
linked to: Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Concordia hasComponentWork Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord hasShorterVersion Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord isLongerVersionOf Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Evangelical Lutheran Synod usesConfession Formula of Concord
linked to: Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Lutheran Church–Canada usesConfession Formula of Concord
linked to: Epitome of the Formula of Concord