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 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformation text
ⓘ
church polity manual ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Parliament of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Reformation Parliament
|
| 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 Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Reformers
|
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1560 ⓘ |
| definesChurchPolity | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| definesDoctrineOf |
Church of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Church of Scotland
|
| describesOrganizationOf |
Church of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed 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
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| significance |
foundational document of the reformed Church of Scotland
ⓘ
key constitutional text of early Scottish Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinist
ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ |
| title | First Book of Discipline self-link ⓘ |
| year | 1560 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Book of Discipline (First Book of Discipline)