🇪🇺ap european history review

Primacy of scripture

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Protestant doctrine emphasizing the Bible as the supreme authority for Christian faith and practice, above church tradition and papal authority.

AP course connection

Topic 2.2: 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation

Unit 2

"Primacy of scripture" also found in: