Manual of the Church of the Nazarene

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church manual denominational constitution doctrinal standard governing document organizational rulebook polity document

The Manual of the Church of the Nazarene is the denomination’s official governing document that outlines its doctrine, polity, and organizational rules.

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Label	Occurrences
Manual of the Church of the Nazarene canonical	4
Constitution of the Church of the Nazarene	1

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Target entity: Manual of the Church of the Nazarene
Context triple: [General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene, hasAuthorityOver, Manual of the Church of the Nazarene]

A. Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene
The Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene are the denomination’s core doctrinal statements outlining its Wesleyan-Holiness beliefs on God, salvation, the church, and Christian living.
B. Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual
The Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual is the official handbook that outlines the denomination’s beliefs, organizational structure, and policies for church governance and practice worldwide.
C. The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England is a 17th-century treatise by Puritan minister John Cotton that systematically defends and explains the principles and practices of New England Congregational church polity.
D. The Bible in the Church
"The Bible in the Church" is a theological work by Brooke Foss Westcott that examines the history, authority, and use of the Bible within the Christian church.
E. The Faith of the Christian Church
The Faith of the Christian Church is a 20th-century theological work by Swedish bishop and theologian Gustaf Aulén that systematically presents and interprets the central doctrines of historic Christian faith.
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: Manual of the Church of the Nazarene
Target entity description: The Manual of the Church of the Nazarene is the denomination’s official governing document that outlines its doctrine, polity, and organizational rules.

A. Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene
The Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene are the denomination’s core doctrinal statements outlining its Wesleyan-Holiness beliefs on God, salvation, the church, and Christian living.
B. Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual
The Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual is the official handbook that outlines the denomination’s beliefs, organizational structure, and policies for church governance and practice worldwide.
C. The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England is a 17th-century treatise by Puritan minister John Cotton that systematically defends and explains the principles and practices of New England Congregational church polity.
D. The Bible in the Church
"The Bible in the Church" is a theological work by Brooke Foss Westcott that examines the history, authority, and use of the Bible within the Christian church.
E. The Faith of the Christian Church
The Faith of the Christian Church is a 20th-century theological work by Swedish bishop and theologian Gustaf Aulén that systematically presents and interprets the central doctrines of historic Christian faith.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	church manual ⓘ denominational constitution ⓘ doctrinal standard ⓘ governing document ⓘ organizational rulebook ⓘ polity document ⓘ
appliesTo	global Church of the Nazarene ⓘ linked to: Church of the Nazarene (USA)
author	Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ
basisOf	administrative policies in the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ church court decisions in the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ credentialing standards for Nazarene ministers ⓘ
defines	articles of faith of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ linked to: Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene church discipline procedures in the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ doctrine of entire sanctification in the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ doctrine of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ ethical standards for Nazarenes ⓘ financial regulations for Nazarene churches ⓘ governance of district assemblies ⓘ governance of local churches ⓘ governance of the General Assembly ⓘ ministerial regulations in the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ organizational structure of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ polity of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ process for church discipline and appeals ⓘ process for church membership ⓘ process for ordination ⓘ roles and responsibilities of district superintendents ⓘ roles and responsibilities of general superintendents ⓘ roles and responsibilities of pastors ⓘ rules of membership in the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ sacraments recognized by the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ standards for Christian conduct ⓘ
governs	Church of the Nazarene ⓘ linked to: Church of the Nazarene (USA)
hasPart	Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ Constitution of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ linked to: Manual of the Church of the Nazarene Covenant of Christian Conduct ⓘ Government of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
publisher	Nazarene Publishing House ⓘ The Foundry Publishing ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Church of the Nazarene ⓘ linked to: Church of the Nazarene (USA)
religiousTradition	Wesleyan-Holiness ⓘ linked to: Methodism
revisionCycle	every four years ⓘ
subjectOf	Nazarene church law ⓘ Nazarene ecclesiology ⓘ
title	Manual of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ
updatedBy	General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ
usedBy	Nazarene church members ⓘ Nazarene district leaders ⓘ Nazarene general superintendents ⓘ linked to: Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene Nazarene pastors ⓘ

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General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene → hasAuthorityOver → Manual of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ

Articles of Faith of the Church of the Nazarene → includedIn → Manual of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ

Manual of the Church of the Nazarene → title → Manual of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ

Manual of the Church of the Nazarene → hasPart → Constitution of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ

linked to: Manual of the Church of the Nazarene

Board of General Superintendents → follows → Manual of the Church of the Nazarene ⓘ

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