Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles
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Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles are a foundational 1523 Reformation manifesto in which Huldrych Zwingli outlined his theological positions and challenged key doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
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| Sixty-seven Articles of Huldrych Zwingli | 1 |
| Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles Context triple: [Sixty-seven Articles, alternativeName, Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles]
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A.
Second Helvetic Confession
The Second Helvetic Confession is a major 16th-century Reformed statement of faith, widely influential in shaping Presbyterian and other Reformed churches’ doctrine and practice.
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First Helvetic Confession
The First Helvetic Confession is a 16th-century Reformed statement of faith drafted by Swiss theologians that helped define early Protestant doctrine in the Swiss Confederation.
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C.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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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: Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles Target entity description: Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles are a foundational 1523 Reformation manifesto in which Huldrych Zwingli outlined his theological positions and challenged key doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
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A.
Second Helvetic Confession
The Second Helvetic Confession is a major 16th-century Reformed statement of faith, widely influential in shaping Presbyterian and other Reformed churches’ doctrine and practice.
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B.
First Helvetic Confession
The First Helvetic Confession is a 16th-century Reformed statement of faith drafted by Swiss theologians that helped define early Protestant doctrine in the Swiss Confederation.
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C.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformation document
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confessional text ⓘ theological manifesto ⓘ |
| author | Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
critique of Roman Catholic doctrine
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reform of church practice ⓘ supremacy of Scripture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1523 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice
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authority of the Gospel over church tradition ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
disputations in Zurich
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early Swiss Reformation ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
church reforms in Zurich
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development of Reformed theology ⓘ later Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 67 ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine |
Roman Catholic sacramental theology
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papal supremacy ⓘ |
| opposedPractice |
monasticism as superior Christian state
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sale of indulgences ⓘ veneration of images ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Zurich ⓘ |
| purpose |
to challenge Roman Catholic doctrine and practice
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to defend evangelical teaching in Zurich ⓘ to guide reform of the Zurich church ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | First Zurich Disputation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Reformation
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surface form:
Protestant Reformation
Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
Christ as head of the Church
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Christ as the only mediator ⓘ Scripture as sole rule of faith ⓘ affirmation of justification by faith ⓘ church subject to the Word of God ⓘ critique of fasting as meritorious work ⓘ critique of images in worship ⓘ critique of pilgrimages ⓘ emphasis on preaching of the Gospel ⓘ rejection of indulgences ⓘ rejection of mandatory clerical celibacy ⓘ rejection of monastic vows as meritorious ⓘ rejection of papal authority ⓘ rejection of purgatory ⓘ rejection of the Mass as a sacrifice ⓘ rejection of the invocation of saints ⓘ rejection of transubstantiation ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPublicDisputation | 1523 ⓘ |
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Sixty-seven Articles of Huldrych Zwingli