Heidelberg Catechism

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Christian doctrinal document Reformed confession of faith catechism

The Heidelberg Catechism is a 16th-century Reformed confession of faith, structured as a series of questions and answers to teach core Protestant Christian doctrine.

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Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form	Occurrences
Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 10	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 11	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 3	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 4	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 5	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 6	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 7	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 8	1
Heidelberg Catechism Question 9	1
Heidelberger Katechismus	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrinal document ⓘ Reformed confession of faith ⓘ catechism ⓘ
associatedConfession	Belgic Confession ⓘ Canons of Dort ⓘ
author	Zacharias Ursinus ⓘ
century	16th century ⓘ
cityOfOrigin	Heidelberg ⓘ
coAuthor	Caspar Olevianus ⓘ
commissionedBy	Frederick III, Elector Palatine ⓘ
confessionalFamily	Reformed confessions ⓘ
confessionalStatus	one of the Three Forms of Unity ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Electoral Palatinate ⓘ surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate
dateOfComposition	1563 ⓘ
denominationalUse	Christian Reformed Church in North America ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ surface form: Continental Reformed churches Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ surface form: Dutch Reformed churches Evangelical Church in Germany ⓘ German Reformed churches ⓘ Hungarian Reformed churches ⓘ Presbyterian churches ⓘ Protestant Church in the Netherlands ⓘ Reformed Church in America ⓘ United Reformed Churches in North America ⓘ
division	three parts ⓘ
doctrinalEmphasis	comfort in life and death ⓘ covenant theology ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ use of the Apostles' Creed ⓘ use of the Lord's Prayer ⓘ use of the Ten Commandments ⓘ
hasTranslation	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ
influence	Protestant catechetical tradition ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Lord's Day readings ⓘ
notableQuestion	What is your only comfort in life and in death? ⓘ
numberOfLordsDays	52 ⓘ
numberOfQuestions	129 ⓘ
originalTitle	Heidelberg Catechism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Heidelberger Katechismus
partTitle	Deliverance ⓘ Gratitude ⓘ Misery ⓘ
purpose	catechesis of youth ⓘ instruction in Christian doctrine ⓘ preaching guide ⓘ
religiousTradition	Protestantism ⓘ Reformed Christianity ⓘ
structure	questions and answers ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Calvinism ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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Frederick III, Elector Palatine → commissioned → Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ

Hersteld Hervormde Kerk → confession → Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ

Hungarian Reformed churches → confession → Heidelberg Catechism ⓘ

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