Resources about Martin Luther

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This is a selected list of works by and about Martin Luther, the German theologian. The emphasis is on English language materials.

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Works by Luther

Catalog

Chronological catalog of Luther's life events, letters, and works with citations, 478 pages, 5.45 MB

Earliest editions

Wittenberg edition

Nineteen volumes published between 1539 and 1558. Twelve volumes of German and seven volumes of Latin works.

  • Volume 7, 1558, Wittenberg, Thomam Klug

Jena edition

Twelve volumes published between 1555 and 1558: eight volumes of German and four of Latin works. Two supplementary volumes were published at Eisleben, 1564–1565.

  • Volume 1 1556, Christians Rhodius
  • Volume 2.
  • Volume 3.
  • Volume 4 1557, Christians Rhodius

Collected works in German

Translated collected works

Luther's German Bible translation

Letters in German

Letters in English

English works

Original works online

Commentaries

Sermons

Autobiography

Music

Table talk

Small and Large Catechism

Smalcald articles

  1. Triglot Concordia Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine . Tr. and ed. W. H. T. Dau and G. F. Bente. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921.
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