Luther’s Works Alone

This series presents Luther's complete major writings, with the original German or Latin text in the back of the book for quick reference. These are the only bilingual editions of Luther's works ever printed. These manuscripts have been meticulously translated into English from the original Fraktur manuscript. The German texts have been transcribed into the modern German text. This series is intended to be a systematic introduction to Luther's works and includes all of the Reformer's writings, including minor and obscure texts, in 7 editions. Some of these sermons and letters have never had a modern English translation.

In German publications, the continental idealists and even minor philosophers and writers have "Hauptwerke" or "major works" that systematically organize an author's works, usually chronologically. In English, these are less common, and there are many great authors who do not have such a system. Luther has suffered from this until now.

The Essential Luther:

The Complete Works of Martin Luther in 7 bilingual volumes

This series presents all of Luther's major writings, with the original German or Latin text in the back of the book for quick reference. These are the only bilingual editions of Luther's works ever printed. These manuscripts have been meticulously translated into English from the original Fraktur manuscript. The German texts have been transcribed into the modern German text. This series is intended to be a systematic introduction to Luther's works and includes all of Luther's writings, including minor and obscure texts, in 7 editions. Some of these sermons and letters have never had a modern English translation.

Volume I. Luther Contra Mundum: The Ninety-five Theses and other Major Treaties

Volume II. Luther & Scripture: Writings on Hermeneutics, Exegesis and Patristics

Volume III. Luther on Divine Sovereignty & Human will: Conversations with Erasmus

Volume IV. Luther & the State: Writings on Secularism

Volume V. Luther's Creeds: Catechisms & Confessions

Volume VI. Luther's Table Talk

Volume VII. Luther's Sermons and Letters

These 7 volumes contain:

I. Luther Contra Mundum: The Ninety-five Theses and other Major Treaties

A. Disputation on the Power of Indulgences (The Ninety-Five Theses) (1517)

B. Gott und die Seele / God and the Soul (1518)

C. Ein Sermon von dem Heiligen Hochwürdigen Sakrament der Taufe/ A Sermon on the Holy Reverend Sacrament of Baptism (1519)

D. Briefe an den Papst Leo den Zehnten / Letters to the Pope Leo the Tenth (1520)

E. Von den guten Werken / Treatise on Good Works (1520)

F. Verteidigungsrede auf dem Reichstag zu Worms / Defense speech at the Diet of Worms (1921)

G. Vom ehelichen Leben / On Married Life (1522)

I. Von der Wiedertaufe, an zwei Pfarrherrn/ On Rebaptism, for two pastors (1528)

J. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott/ Our God is a Mighty Fortress (1529)

K. Vermahnung zum Sacrament des Leibes und Blutes des Herrn/ Admonition to the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of the Lord (1530)

L. Wider das Bapstum zu Rom vom Teuffel gestifft/ Against the baptism of Rome founded by the Devil (1545)

M. Widerruf der Lehre vom Fegefeuer / Revocation of the Doctrine of Purgatory (1530)

II. Luther & Scripture: Writings on Tradition, Hermeneutics, Exegesis and Patristics

1. Auslegung und Deutung des heyligen vater unsers/ Interpretation of the Lord’s Prayer (1518)

2. Predigten über 1. Korinther 15 – Von der Auferstehung/ Sermons on 1 Corinthians 15 - On the Resurrection

3. Ein kleiner Unterricht, was man in den Evangelien suchen und erwarten solle/ A Little Lesson on What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels (1522)

4. Ein Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen/ A Letter on Interpretation (1530)

5. Predigt zu Lukas 15,1-10/ Sermon on Luke 15:1-10 (1533)

6. Der Grundgedanke des Briefes des Hl. Paulus an die Galater/ Commentary on St. Pauls' Epistle to the Galatians (1535)

7. Über das Studium der Theologie/ About the study of theology (1539)
8. Von der Menschwerdung des Menschen / On the Incarnation of Man. An Academic Lecture on Psalm 127 (1545)
9. Vorrede auf die Epistel S. Paul an die Römer / Preface to the Epistle of S. Paul to the Romans (1545)

III. Luther on Divine Will: Conversations with Erasmus

1. Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen/ On the Freedom of a Christian (1520)
2. Epistula Lutheri Erasmo / Letter from Luther to Erasmus (1525)
3. Vom unfreien Willen (De Servo Arbitrio) Das der freie wille nichts sey. Antwort D. Martini Luther an Erasmum Roterdam / The Bondage of the Will: That free will is nothing. Answer D. Martini Luther to Erasmum Roterdam (1526)
4. Von der Erbsünde/ On Original Sin (1530)
5. Von der Rechtfertigung des Menschen vor Gott, An Johann Brentius / On the Justification of Man before God, To Johann Brentius (1535)

IV. Luther & the State: Writings on Secularism

1. Von der babylonischen Gefangenschaft der Kirche / Prelude to the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520)

2. An den Christlichen Adel deutscher Nation von des Christlichen standes besserung/ To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (1520)

3. Das Magnificat, verdeutscht und ausgelegt / The Magnificat, Germanized and Interpreted (1521)

4. Eyn trew vormanung Martini Luther tzu allen Christen, sich tzu vorhuten fur auffruhr unnd emporung / A Faithful Preamble by Martin Luther to All Christians to Prepare for Revolt and Rise (1522)

5. Von weltlicher Obrigkeit und Wieweit man ihr Gehorsam schuldig sei/ On Secular Authority: To What Extent It Must Be Obeyed (1523)

6. Daß Jesus Christus ein geborner Jüde sei/ That Jesus Christ Was Born a Jew (1523)

7. Daß eine christliche Versammlung oder Gemeinde Recht und Macht habe / That a Christian assembly or congregation has right and power (1523)

8. An die Burgermeister und Ratherrn allerlei Städte in deutschen Landen/ To the Mayors and Town Councillors of all the Towns in the German Lands (1524)

9. Wider die räuberischen und mörderischen Rotten der Bauern/ Against the Robbing and Murdering Hordes of Peasants (1525)

10. Über den Bauernkrieg/ On the German Peasant's war (1526)

11. Briefe an Landgraf Philipp von Hessen/ Letters to Landgrave Philipp of Hesse (1530-31)

12. Artikel wider die ganze Satans-Schule und alle Pforten der Hölle / Articles against the whole school of Satan and all the gates of hell (1530)

13. An den Juden Jesel, v. 5. November 1537 / A letter to the Jew Jesel

14. A Letter to his wife of Feb 7th, 1546 / An seine Frau, aus Eisleben vom 7. Februar 1546. (1546)

V. Catechisms & Confessions of Luther

1. Eyn deutsch Theologia/ A German Theology (1518)

2. Heidelberger Disputation/ Disputation Held at Heidelberg (1518)

3. Bekenntnis der Artikel des Glaubens wider die Feinde des Evangeliums und allerlei Ketzereien / Confession of the articles of faith against the enemies of the gospel and all sorts of heresies (1528)

4. Enchiridion. Der kleine Catechismus für die gemeine Pfarrherrn und Prediger / Enchiridion. The little catechism for the common pastors and preachers / Small Catechism (1529)

5. große Katechismus/ Large Catechism (1529)6. The seventeen so-called Schwabach articles / Die siebenzehn sogenannten Schwabachischen Artikel (1529)

7. Confessio Augustana / Augsburger Bekenntnis/ The Augsburg confession (1530)

8. Schmalkaldische Artikel / The Schmalkald Articles (1537)

9. Drey Symbole, oder Bekenntniß des christlichen Glaubens/ three symbols, or confession, of the Christian faith (1538)

VI. Luther's Table Talk: Conversations with the man

VII. Luther's Sermons and Letters

1. Eyn Sermon von dem Ablas und Gnade. 1518.

2. Ein Sermon von dem Gebet und Prozession in der Kreuzwoche/ A Sermon of the Prayer and Procession during Holy Week (1519)
3. Eyn Sermon von dem Sacrament der Buße. 1519
4. Ain Sermon von der beraitung zum sterben. 1519

5. Freiheit des Sermons, päpstlichen Ablaß und Gnade belangend, wider die Verlegung, so zur Schmach sein und desselben Sermons erdichtet/ Freedom of the sermon, claiming papal indulgence and grace, against the transfer, so fabricated to the disgrace of his and the same sermon. (1519)
6. Eyn Sermon von dem wucher. 1519
7. Ein sermon von dem hochwirdigen sacrament des heyligen waren leichnamß Christi. 1520

8. Sermon vom Handel (1520)

9. Wittenberger Predigten (1522)

10. Sermon von dem Sakrament des Leibes und Blutes Christi, wider die Schwarmgeister/ Sermon on the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ, Against the Swarming Spirits (1526)
11. Letters (briefe from 1507-1546)12. Die Historie vom Leben und Geschichten des ehrwürdigen Herrn Dr. Martin Luthers (1546)