Decades (Theological Decades)
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Decades (Theological Decades) is a major 16th-century Reformed theological work by Heinrich Bullinger, structured as a series of fifty sermons that systematically present Protestant doctrine and pastoral teaching.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Decades (Theological Decades) canonical | 1 |
| Theological Decades | 1 |
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Target entity: Decades (Theological Decades) Context triple: [Heinrich Bullinger, authorOf, Decades (Theological Decades)]
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Pillars of the Church
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Years of Renewal
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Octogesima adveniens
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Quadragesima
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Pastor aeternus
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Target entity: Decades (Theological Decades) Target entity description: Decades (Theological Decades) is a major 16th-century Reformed theological work by Heinrich Bullinger, structured as a series of fifty sermons that systematically present Protestant doctrine and pastoral teaching.
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A.
Pillars of the Church
Pillars of the Church refers to key early Christian leaders—especially apostles like Peter, James, and John—who were regarded as foundational authorities in establishing and guiding the early Church.
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B.
Years of Renewal
Years of Renewal is the third volume of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, covering his role in U.S. foreign policy during the later years of the Nixon and Ford administrations.
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C.
Octogesima adveniens
Octogesima adveniens is an apostolic letter by Pope Paul VI that addresses contemporary social and political issues, especially urbanization, social justice, and the role of Christians in public life.
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D.
Quadragesima
Quadragesima is the traditional Latin name for the Christian liturgical season of Lent, a period of fasting, penance, and spiritual preparation before Easter.
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E.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reformed theological work
ⓘ
sermon collection ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Decades (Theological Decades)
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surface form:
Theological Decades
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| associatedPerson | Heinrich Bullinger ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swiss Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Zurich Reformation
|
| author | Heinrich Bullinger ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in Reformed churches ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
Christian life ⓘ God ⓘ Scripture ⓘ church ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
| doctrinalScope | systematic presentation of Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| doctrinalStance |
Protestant
ⓘ
anti-Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| educationalRole | standard work for ministerial training in some regions ⓘ |
| form | didactic sermons ⓘ |
| genre |
pastoral theology
ⓘ
systematic theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reformation era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major 16th-century Reformed theological work ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Reformation clergy education
ⓘ
Reformed pastoral training ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Huldrych Zwingli
ⓘ
Swiss Reformation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated laity
ⓘ
pastors ⓘ students of theology ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | homiletic prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Protestant doctrine
ⓘ
pastoral teaching ⓘ |
| numberOfSermons | 50 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Zurich ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
guidance for pastoral ministry
ⓘ
instruction in Protestant doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
|
| structure | series of fifty sermons ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Reformed orthodoxy ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Zwinglian Reformed ⓘ |
| title | Decades ⓘ |
| usedAs |
catechetical manual
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textbook for ministers ⓘ |
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