Luther's Large Catechism
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Luther's Large Catechism is a foundational 16th-century instructional manual on Christian doctrine written by Martin Luther, widely used for teaching the basics of faith within Lutheran tradition.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Luther's Large Catechism canonical | 4 |
| Large Catechism | 3 |
| Large Catechism of Martin Luther | 2 |
| Der Große Katechismus | 1 |
| Luther’s Large Catechism | 1 |
| accepts Luther’s Large Catechism | 1 |
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Target entity: Luther's Large Catechism Context triple: [Lutheranism, hasConfessionalDocument, Luther's Large Catechism]
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A.
Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism is a concise 16th-century instructional manual by Martin Luther that summarizes core Christian doctrines for teaching the faith, especially to children and laypeople.
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B.
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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C.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses is the 1517 document by Martin Luther that challenged the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences and helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Luther's Large Catechism Target entity description: Luther's Large Catechism is a foundational 16th-century instructional manual on Christian doctrine written by Martin Luther, widely used for teaching the basics of faith within Lutheran tradition.
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A.
Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism is a concise 16th-century instructional manual by Martin Luther that summarizes core Christian doctrines for teaching the faith, especially to children and laypeople.
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B.
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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C.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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D.
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses is the 1517 document by Martin Luther that challenged the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences and helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian instructional manual
ⓘ
catechism ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| author | Martin Luther ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Johann
ⓘ
surface form:
Johann the Steadfast
|
| confessionalStatus | part of the Lutheran confessions ⓘ |
| contains |
explanations of basic Christian doctrines
ⓘ
preface by Martin Luther ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| dateIncludedInBookOfConcord | 1580 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Church
|
| doctrinalAuthority | confessional standard in Lutheran churches ⓘ |
| doctrineType | didactic exposition ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal text
ⓘ
religious instruction ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Lutheran Reformation in Germany ⓘ |
| includedIn | Book of Concord ⓘ |
| influence |
Lutheran catechetical practice
ⓘ
Protestant religious education ⓘ |
| language | Early New High German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Luther's Large Catechism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Der Große Katechismus
|
| placeOfPublication | Wittenberg ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1529 ⓘ |
| purpose |
instruction in Christian doctrine
ⓘ
teaching basics of the Christian faith ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Luther's Small Catechism ⓘ |
| relationshipToLuthersSmallCatechism | expanded and more detailed exposition ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Bible ⓘ |
| scripturalCanonUsed | Protestant biblical canon ⓘ |
| status | foundational text of Lutheran catechesis ⓘ |
| structure |
exposition of Baptism
ⓘ
exposition of the Apostles' Creed ⓘ exposition of the Lord's Prayer ⓘ exposition of the Sacrament of the Altar ⓘ exposition of the Ten Commandments ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
catechumens
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clergy ⓘ heads of households ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
justification by faith
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sacramental theology ⓘ use of the law ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Lutheran orthodoxy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
catechetical preaching
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confirmation instruction ⓘ pastoral instruction ⓘ |
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