Second Book of Discipline
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Presbyterian confessional document
Reformed church order
church polity document
historical religious text
The Second Book of Discipline is a foundational 16th-century Presbyterian church polity document that shaped the governance and theology of the reformed Church of Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Book of Discipline canonical | 2 |
| The Second Book of Discipline | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Book of Discipline Context triple: [Scottish Reformation, hasKeyDocument, Second Book of Discipline]
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A.
First Book of Discipline
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.
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B.
Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
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C.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Acts of Synod
Acts of Synod are the official published records and decisions of a church’s synod, documenting its resolutions, doctrinal statements, and administrative actions.
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E.
Constitutions of the Order of Preachers
The Constitutions of the Order of Preachers are the fundamental legislative texts that govern the life, mission, and communal discipline of the Dominican friars within the Catholic Church.
- 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: Second Book of Discipline Target entity description: The Second Book of Discipline is a foundational 16th-century Presbyterian church polity document that shaped the governance and theology of the reformed Church of Scotland.
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A.
First Book of Discipline
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.
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B.
Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
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C.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Acts of Synod
Acts of Synod are the official published records and decisions of a church’s synod, documenting its resolutions, doctrinal statements, and administrative actions.
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E.
Constitutions of the Order of Preachers
The Constitutions of the Order of Preachers are the fundamental legislative texts that govern the life, mission, and communal discipline of the Dominican friars within the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian confessional document
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Reformed church order ⓘ church polity document ⓘ historical religious text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reform church government in Scotland
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secure Presbyterian polity in law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Church of Scotland
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surface form:
Reformed Church of Scotland
|
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 1578 ⓘ |
| defines |
office of doctor or teacher
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offices of deacon ⓘ offices of elder ⓘ offices of minister ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
authority of Scripture in church government
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rule of Christ over the church ⓘ |
| establishes |
role of General Assembly
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system of kirk sessions ⓘ system of presbyteries ⓘ system of synods ⓘ |
| follows | First Book of Discipline ⓘ |
| genre | ecclesiastical constitution ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | historic Church of Scotland tradition ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Second Book of Discipline
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Second Book of Discipline
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| historicalContext | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Presbyterian church governance
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Presbyterian churches worldwide ⓘ later Church of Scotland polity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Continental Reformed church orders
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John Knox ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern Scots
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English ⓘ |
| region | Early modern Scotland ⓘ |
| rejects |
episcopal hierarchy
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prelacy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterianism
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Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| subject |
Presbyterian polity
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Reformed theology ⓘ church government ⓘ ecclesiastical discipline ⓘ |
| supports |
parity of ministers
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presbyterial church courts ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Calvinist ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterian churches
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Second Book of Discipline