Thoroughly researched and faithfully translated, the Luther’s Works series consists of Martin Luther’s Bible commentaries, sermons, prefaces, postils, disputations, letters, theology, and polemics—translated and published in English for the first time.
Free Downloadable Luther's Works ProspectusThis volume contains a selection of Luther’s preaching on the first two books of the Bible roughly within the years 1523-25. Luther preached during these years in the context the controversies sparked by Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt, Thomas Münzer, and the Peasants’ War. The question of the day was how contemporary Christians ought to respond to Moses’ Law. Where his opponents claimed the laws still bound Christians in some areas like images in worship or ceremonial law, Luther aimed to clarify the role of the Law of Moses for Christians. He returnes frequently to theological themes from the early years of his public career and to autobiographical reflection, working to convey the significance of the conservative Reformation to a zealous new generation asking new questions about their relation to the Old Testament.
This volume includes original English translations of the following works by Luther:
Volume 62—Exodus | 2022 |
Volume 72—Disputations I | 2023 |
Volume 63—Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Prophets | 2024 |
Volume 64—Labors on the Psalms I | 2025 |
Volume 65—Labors on the Psalms II | 2026 |
—Mark U. Edwards Jr., Academic Dean, Harvard Divinity School
—Carter Lindberg, Professor of Church History Emeritus, Boston University School of Theology
—Robert Kolb, Emeritus Missions Professor of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary
Martin Luther (November 10, 1483–February 18, 1546) is remembered as “Doctor biblicus,” the Father of Protestantism, and the founder of Lutheranism. As an Augustinian Hermit and professor of theology in Wittenberg, Germany, Luther began by opposing the sale of indulgences, an action that thrust him into international fame. Eventually, he called for a thorough reformation of church teaching and practice based on Holy Scripture alone.
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