Epitome of the Formula of Concord

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16th-century work Christian theological text Lutheran confessional document

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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Label	Occurrences
Formula of Concord	7
Epitome of the Formula of Concord canonical	5

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Target entity: Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Context triple: [Book of Concord, hasPart, Epitome of the Formula of Concord]

A. Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
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. Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
D. Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
E. Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Target entity description: 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.

A. Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
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. Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
D. Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
E. Heidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ linked to: Luther's Large Catechism Smalcald Articles ⓘ Small Catechism ⓘ linked to: Luther's 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 ⓘ linked to: Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
structure	articles with affirmative theses and rejected errors ⓘ
summarizes	Formula of Concord (Solid Declaration) ⓘ linked to: Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
theologicalTradition	Confessional Lutheranism ⓘ linked to: Lutheran orthodoxy

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