{"product_id":"luthers-works-volume-75-church-postils-i-9780758675385","title":"Luther's Works - Volume 75: (Church Postils I)","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Martin Luther\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Concordia Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - Lutheran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Volume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning of his work on the postils, Luther had stated that they were supposed to serve common pastors and people, and thus were to be the great devotional book of the Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Luther's collected sermons for the church year were originally published in two series: the Church Postil and the House Postil. These were among his most popular works. Aside from his catechisms, they did more to teach people the Reformation than any other book. Volume 75 gives the sermons on the Epistle and Gospel readings from Advent through Christmastide in fresh, clear English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenefits of Luther's Works, American Edition, vol. 75 (Church Postil I)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate and clear translation. (An early 20th-century version of these sermons was inaccurate and stilted.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents the Church Postil as the mature Luther wanted it to be: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Luther's often-extensive revisions to his own work, with significant variant readings from earlier editions translated in the footnotes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes the version of the summer sermons that Luther approved (Cruciger's edition, not Roth's edition).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpistles and Gospels are interspersed as they were originally printed, showing the progression of Luther's teaching through the course of the church year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(The early 20th-century Lenker version followed the revisionist 1700 edition of Philipp Jakob Spener, not Luther's mature, final edition of 1540 and 1544.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes the careful, explanatory introductions and footnotes that have become a hallmark of Luther's Works: American Edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes cross-references and a table showing where Luther's sermons can be found in the German originals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully indexed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Benjamin T.G. Mayes and James L. Langebartels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 28 planned new volumes are intended to reflect both modern and sixteenth-century interests and to expand the coverage of genres underrepresented in the existing volumes, such as Luther's sermons and disputations. The primary basis for the translation is the comprehensive Weimar edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Concordia Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47891633832087,"sku":"9780758675385","price":10077.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780758675385.webp?v=1781184348","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/luthers-works-volume-75-church-postils-i-9780758675385","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}