Term
Book of Concord
The 1580 collection of writings regarded as having confessional authority in Lutheranism, including the ecumenical creeds, the Augsburg Confession, and various works by Luther and other reformers.
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Definition
(1580) The collection of all those writings which were regarded as of confessional authority and includes: the ecumenical creeds (Apostles', Nicene, Athanasian), the Augsburg Confession, Luther's Small and Large Catechisms, the Smalcald Articles, the Apology of Augsburg Confession, and the Formula of Concord.
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Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 224Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 224.
Last revised August 14, 2026