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The Scots Confession
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The Scots Confession, John Knox and his fellow drafters' 1560 confession, was ratified by the Parliament of Scotland that year and served as the doctrinal standard of the Scottish Reformation until the Westminster Confession later displaced it. Its strength is that it is the primary confessional text itself, with direct parliamentary ratification giving it clear historical standing. Its limit is that it is one tradition's own confessional statement from a specific moment, not a comparative account of how Reformed doctrine developed afterward, which needs separate scholarly sources.
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The Scots Confession, John Knox and his fellow drafters' 1560 confession ratified by the Parliament of Scotland, is the primary confessional text itself, treated at the top tier as direct historical standing for the Scottish Reformation's doctrinal statement. NotesRatified by the Parliament of Scotland in 1560 and the doctrinal standard of the Scottish reformation until the Westminster Confession displaced it.
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AuthorJohn Knox and the other drafters
Publication Year1560
Source Typeprimary-text
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This source names John Knox directly: "The Scots Confession, John Knox and his fellow drafters' 1560 confession, was ratified by the Parliament of Scotland that year and served as the doctrinal standard of the Scottish Reformation until..."
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This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Religious Events, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Creeds & Confessions, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Regions, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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