The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod's own Department of Archives and History publishes this account of Martin Chemnitz's role, alongside Jacob Andreae, David Chytraeus, Andrew Musculus, Christopher Cornerus and Nicholas Selnecker, in drafting and signing the Formula of Concord on 28 May 1577, and of the Book of Concord's publication on 25 June 1580, signed by roughly eight thousand pastors, theologians and lay teachers.
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The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod's own denominational archive and history department, tier 2, used here as independent corroboration of the Formula of Concord's six drafting theologians and the Book of Concord's roughly eight thousand signatories, alongside the Gruber Rare Books Collection's catalogue entry above. NotesUsed for the Formula of Concord's 28 May 1577 signing by its six drafting theologians and the roughly eight thousand signatures the finished Book of Concord ultimately gathered.
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PublisherConcordia Historical Institute
URLhttps://concordiahistoricalinstitute.org/martin-chemnitz-at-500-work/
Source Typechurch body
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This source names Missouri directly: "The Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod's own Department of Archives and History publishes this account of Martin Chemnitz's role, alongside Jacob Andreae, David Chytraeus, Andrew Musculus, Christopher..."
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