Luther Bible

The Luther Bible is a German translation of the Bible produced by Martin Luther and collaborators, first published as a complete edition in 1534 and revised repeatedly since.

Martin Luther: Martin Luther was a German theologian whose challenge to church authority helped launch the Protestant Reformation. He translated and revised the Bible while advancing his reforming theology.
Bible translation: Bible translation is the rendering of biblical texts from their source languages into another language. Luther's German Bible is a major example of this practice.
Philipp Melanchthon: Philipp Melanchthon was a German humanist and Reformation theologian who taught at the University of Wittenberg. He advised Luther on biblical scholarship and helped shape the translation's learned context.
Standard German: Standard German is the codified variety used in formal writing, education, and public communication across German-speaking regions. Luther's Bible helped popularize written forms that contributed to its development.
Zurich Bible: The Zurich Bible is a German Bible translation produced by Swiss reformers and first published in a complete edition in 1531. It preceded Luther's complete Bible and arose from a distinct Reformation center.
Wartburg Castle: Wartburg Castle is a medieval fortress in Thuringia where Martin Luther lived under protection in 1521–1522. Luther translated the New Testament there from Greek into German.
Early New High German: Early New High German is the written German language used from roughly the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries. Luther's wording helped establish a widely read written form of German.
Matthäus Aurogallus: Matthäus Aurogallus was a Hebrew scholar and professor at the University of Wittenberg. He assisted Luther with Hebrew during work on the Old Testament.
German literature: German literature is the body of literary writing produced in the German language. The Bible's idiom became a lasting resource for German prose and expression.
King James Version: The King James Version is an English Bible translation first published in 1611 under the authority of James I. Its English literary influence offers a comparison with Luther's impact on German.

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