First Book of Discipline
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The First Book of Discipline is a foundational 1560 document of the Scottish Reformation that outlined the structure, doctrine, and governance of the reformed Church of Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Book of Discipline canonical | 4 |
| Book of Discipline (First Book of Discipline) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Book of Discipline Context triple: [Scottish Reformation, hasKeyDocument, First Book of Discipline]
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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.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
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.
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D.
Epitome of the Formula of Concord
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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E.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
- 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: First Book of Discipline Target entity description: The First Book of Discipline is a foundational 1560 document of the Scottish Reformation that outlined the structure, doctrine, and governance of the reformed Church of Scotland.
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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.
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B.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
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.
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D.
Epitome of the Formula of Concord
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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E.
Regimini Ecclesiae universae
Regimini Ecclesiae universae was an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Paul VI that reorganized the Roman Curia following the Second Vatican Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformation text
ⓘ
church polity manual ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Scottish Reformation Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament of Scotland
|
| approvedIn | 1560 ⓘ |
| author |
John Douglas
ⓘ
John Erskine of Dun ⓘ John Knox ⓘ John Row ⓘ John Spottiswoode ⓘ John Willock ⓘ John Winram ⓘ |
| collectiveAuthor | the six Johns ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Scottish Reformers
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Reformation
|
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1560 ⓘ |
| definesChurchPolity | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| definesDoctrineOf |
Reformed Church of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Scotland
|
| describesOrganizationOf |
Reformed Church of Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of Scotland
|
| followedBy | Second Book of Discipline ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| includesProvisionFor |
church discipline
ⓘ
deacons ⓘ education system in Scotland ⓘ elders ⓘ ministers ⓘ parish organization ⓘ public worship ⓘ superintendents ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Presbyterian polity in Scotland ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTime | not fully ratified by the Scottish Parliament as civil law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Church of Scotland governance
ⓘ
Reformed church discipline ⓘ Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| outlines |
doctrine of the reformed Church of Scotland
ⓘ
governance of the reformed Church of Scotland ⓘ structure of the reformed Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| proposes | a school in every parish ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| significance |
foundational document of the reformed Church of Scotland
ⓘ
key constitutional text of early Scottish Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinist
ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ |
| title | First Book of Discipline ⓘ |
| year | 1560 ⓘ |
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linked to: First Book of Discipline