Lectures on Genesis: Chapters 38-44

Luther's Works #7

by Dr Martin Luther

A monumental resource, now available electronically

The 55-volume set of Luther’s Works, a monumental translation project published jointly by Fortress Press and Concordia Publishing House in 1957, is singular in its value to church historians, Luther scholars, and Christians. The message of Martin Luther’s faith has never spoken more clearly and more comprehensively than here, and now that the entire set is available on CD-ROM, his message will never speak more freely. This truly exquisite offering will put the entire Luther corpus at the command of a few keystrokes and provide the reader with a Luther resource unrivaled in accessibility and convenience. Luther’s Works on CD-ROM is indispensable for studies of Luther and invaluable for preachers.

The first thirty volumes contain Luther’s expositions of various biblical books, while remaining volumes include his Reformation writings and occasional pieces. The final volume of the set contains an index of quotations, proper names, and topics, and a list of corrections and changes. The CD-ROM will also contain a glossary of many of the technical terms that recur in Luther’s works and links to every biblical reference.

Genres: Religion, Reference

416 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1964

Reviews

[Glenn Crouch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, I've now completed 7 Volumes of Luther's Works and must say that I am still finding them an enjoyable read. The next volume will be the last on Genesis.

However, this is about Volume 6 - in which Luther covers Genesis 38 to 44 - so starts off with Judah and Tamar, gets right into the Joseph story and brings us almost to the "big reveal" of Joseph to his brothers.

One of my concerns in earlier volumes, has been how hard Luther sometimes seems to work to justify the actions of the Patriarchs. I was pleased to see this wasn't the case with Judah and Tamar. In fact, Luther is quite scathing of the elder children of Jacob - and of course they deserve that.

Luther really likes Joseph - not as much as he likes Abraham of course - but I found his coverage of Joseph to be very inspiring and uplifting. So I would say that I found much more comfort in this particular volume.

Anyway must continue, and move on to Volume 8.