Bishops’ Book
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The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bishops’ Book canonical | 4 |
| The Bishops’ Book | 2 |
| Bishops' Book (1537) | 1 |
| Bishops' Book 1537 | 1 |
| Bishops’ Book (The Institution of a Christian Man) | 1 |
| Bishops’ Book of 1537 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1316875 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bishops’ Book Context triple: [Forty-Two Articles, follows, Bishops’ Book]
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A.
Vercelli Book
The Vercelli Book is a late 10th-century Old English manuscript containing a major collection of religious prose and poetry, including several of the four signed poems by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf.
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B.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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C.
Kiev Missal
The Kiev Missal is an early medieval liturgical book written in the Glagolitic script, representing one of the oldest surviving monuments of Slavic Christian worship.
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D.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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E.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
- 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: Bishops’ Book Target entity description: The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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A.
Vercelli Book
The Vercelli Book is a late 10th-century Old English manuscript containing a major collection of religious prose and poetry, including several of the four signed poems by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf.
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B.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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C.
Kiev Missal
The Kiev Missal is an early medieval liturgical book written in the Glagolitic script, representing one of the oldest surviving monuments of Slavic Christian worship.
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D.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
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E.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Reformation document
ⓘ
doctrinal manual ⓘ religious text ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aimedTo | define official teaching of the Church of England ⓘ |
| approvedBy | many English bishops ⓘ |
| author | bishops of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Henry VIII
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry VIII of England
|
| compiledBy | English bishops ⓘ |
| concerns |
Apostles’ Creed
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Lord’s Prayer ⓘ Ten Commandments ⓘ doctrine of justification ⓘ episcopal authority ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1537 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| followedBy | King’s Book ⓘ |
| genre | catechetical manual ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Institution of a Christian Man
ⓘ
linked to:
The Institution of a Christian Man
The Bishops’ Book ⓘ
linked to:
Bishops’ Book
The Institution of a Christian Man ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | authoritative but not fully statutory ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalPosition |
retains traditional view of most sacraments
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shows some Lutheran influence ⓘ upholds royal supremacy over the Church in England ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose treatise ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | consolidation of Henry VIII’s break with Rome ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Institution of a Christian Man ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
English Reformation
ⓘ
linked to:
Henrician Reformation
|
| influenced | development of Anglican doctrine ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
clergy of the Church of England
ⓘ
laypeople seeking instruction in Christian faith ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian doctrine
ⓘ
church authority ⓘ faith ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
| opposes | papal supremacy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| relatedWork |
King’s Book (The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man)
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linked to:
King’s Book
Ten Articles (1536) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| supports | royal supremacy ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | moderate reformist within a largely traditional framework ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | teaching and preaching in the Church of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Bishops’ Book Description of subject: The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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