Luther Library

Luther's Works by Scripture and Subject

Browse Luther by books of the Bible, the church year, catechesis, ministry, Reformation controversies, letters, and Table Talk. The old St. Louis volume pages remain available, but they are no longer the main doorway.

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Church servants and the public ministry

Luther's Prague treatise is now surfaced as a major ministry text, with related church-and-ministry material gathered nearby.

Catechism, Prayer, Sacraments, and Ministry

How to Elect and Appoint Church Servants

To the City Council and Community of the City of Prague. Translated from Latin into German by Paul Speratus. 1524.

Catechism, Prayer, Sacraments, and Ministry

Small Catechism for the common pastors and preachers.

1. Martin Luther to all faithful, pious pastors and preachers grace, mercy and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord. To put this catechism, or Christian doctrine, in such a small, bad, s

Table Talk

Of the preaching ministry or church servants.

1. reduction of the preaching ministry by the Sacramentarians. 2. the theologia speculativa.

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Books of the Bible and logical divisions

Start with Scripture and subject matter instead of the St. Louis volume spine.

Books of Moses

Genesis and the Pentateuch

Luther's Genesis lectures and related Old Testament sermons gathered as Scripture reading rather than St. Louis volume browsing.

74 readings Old Testament

Historical Books, Job, and Wisdom

Sermons and interpretations on Old Testament books after Genesis, including selected historical and wisdom-book material.

146 readings Psalms and Wisdom

Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon

Luther's Psalm work and wisdom-book interpretation arranged under the biblical books themselves.

205 readings Prophets

Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, and the Prophets

Major and minor prophet material, including the later prophet supplements otherwise hidden in St. Louis ordering.

326 readings New Testament

Gospels and Acts

Matthew, Luke, John, Acts, and related Gospel sermons collected for biblical study.

108 readings New Testament

Epistles, Corinthians, and Galatians

Luther on Galatians and other apostolic texts, separated from the old bound-volume sequence.

109 readings Catechesis

Catechism, Prayer, and Sacraments

The Small and Large Catechisms, prayer, baptism, the Supper, confession, marriage, consolation, and household teaching.

227 readings Church and Ministry

Church, Ministry, and the Calling of Servants

Pastoral office, church servants, visitation, schools, ordination, and the care of congregations, with Luther's Prague treatise featured first.

628 readings Sermons

Postils and Sermons for the Church Year

Church Postils, House Postils, Gospel sermons, Epistle sermons, festival sermons, and Sunday preaching by the church year.

1,218 readings Reformation

Reformation, Confession, and Controversy

Luther's reforming writings, anti-papal works, sacramental controversies, and public theological disputes.

547 readings Prefaces and History

Prefaces, History, Philology, and Editorial Works

Prefaces, historical notices, philological notes, and other works that sit outside a single biblical book.

142 readings Letters

Letters and Documents

Luther's correspondence and documents addressed to rulers, pastors, friends, cities, and congregations.

1,142 readings Reference

Table Talk, Indexes, and Reference

Luther's Table Talk and the reference material useful for finding related subjects across the library.

114 readings

Connect Luther with Scripture and the Confessions

Move from Luther's works into the Bible, the Book of Concord, the church year, and sermon audio through the rest of the site.