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The confessions of the evangelical lutheran church robert kolb, timothy j. Does the book of concord have many articles on law and gospel, then. There is a pdf document in the writing and style guide on citing martin luther and related lutheran confessional writings. The small catechism 203 booklet for laity and children, trans. They are also known as the symbolical books of the evangelical lutheran church. It contains a bibliographic citation for this edition of the book of concord. Lutheranism portal the book of concord or concordia 1580 is the historic doctrinal standard of the lutheran church, consisting of ten credal documents recognized as authoritative in lutheranism since the 16th century. The articles of incorporation of the lutheran churchmissouri synod, the constitution of the wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod, and many perhaps most lutheran congregational constitutions in the united states specifically reference the book of concord of 1580 as their confessional standard. Commissioned in 1993, this translation of the book of concord brings a new generation of scholarship and sensitivities to bear on the foundational texts of lutheran identity. Later, wengert says, the formula of concord may seem to be a distant, obsolete book, until we use it to illumine our own situation with the authors witnesses to the faith 88. For the 150th anniversary of the lutheran theological seminary at philadelphia, the rev. Kolb and wengerts team of leading reformation historians was augmented by consultation with one hundred other scholars and teachers who.

Timothy wengert, ministerium of pennsylvania professor of reform. Timothy wengert, ministerium of pennsylvania professor of reformation history retired reflects on. The image shown on this page is the title page of the first edition of the book of concord, printed in dresden, germany in 1580. The fifth english translation since 1851, this edition succeeds that edited by theodore tappert published in 1959 by muhlenburg press. The book of concord 1580 or concordia is the historic doctrinal standard of the lutheran. Wengert is professor of church history at lutheran theological seminary at philadelphia and editor with robert kolb of the book of concord fortress press, 2000. Still good to have on hand, however, for the sake of comparison. Christian repeated unanimous confession of laternamed electors, princes, and estates of the augsburg confession, and of their theologians doctrine and faith. Commissioned in 1993, this translation of the book of concord brings a new generation of scholarship and sensitivities to bear. The confessions of the evangelical lutheran church. Book of concord, collected doctrinal standards of lutheranism in germany, published in german june 25, 1580 and in latin 1584. That being the case, it is quite surprising that a complete english translation of the book of concord of 1580, which was written only in german except the appended catalog of testimonies and.