Editing Book of Concord (section)

{{Short description|Historic doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church}}
{{distinguish|Formula of Concord}}
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|name = The Book of Concord
|image = Concordia, Dresden 1580 - fba.jpg
|caption = Title page from the 1580 German edition
|author = {{longitem|[[Jakob Andreae]] and [[Martin Chemnitz]] (compilers)}}
|country = Germany
|language = German
|subject = {{longitem|{{nowrap|[[Lutheranism]]<br/>Doctrine of the Lutheran Church}}}}
|published=1580
}}
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'''''The Book of Concord''''' (1580) or '''''Concordia''''' (often referred to as the '''''Lutheran Confessions''''') is the historic [[Doctrine|doctrinal]] standard recognized as authoritative by many Lutheran church bodies since the 16th century. It consists of ten [[Creed|creedal]] documents and is also known as the [[creed|symbolical]] book of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.<ref>F. Bente, ed. and trans., ''Concordia Triglotta'', (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921), p. i.</ref>

''The Book of Concord'' was published in [[German language|German]] on June 25, 1580, in [[Dresden]], the fiftieth anniversary of the presentation of the ''[[Augsburg Confession]]'' to Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] at the [[Diet of Augsburg]]. The authoritative [[Ecclesiastical Latin|Latin]] edition was published in 1584 in [[Leipzig]].<ref>F. Bente, ed. and trans., ''Concordia Triglotta'', (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921), p. 5.</ref>

Those who accept it as their doctrinal standard recognize it to be a faithful exposition of the [[Bible]]. The Holy Scriptures are set forth in ''The Book of Concord'' to be the [[sola scriptura|sole]], divine source and norm of all [[Christianity|Christian]] doctrine.<ref>Formula of Concord, Epitome, Rule and Norm, 1 (Bente, 777).</ref>