Luther's Works - Volume 7

<p><em>Luther's Works: The American Edition</em> published by Concordia and Fortress Press between 1955 and 1986 comprises fifty-five volumes. These are a selection representing only about a third of Luther's works in the Latin and German of the standard Weimar Edition not including the German Bible.</p><p><br></p><p>To achieve an adequate understanding of Luther's supreme importance in the field of theology examining his biographies is not enough; the student of Luther must delve into his writings to observe this human being as a scholar as a teacher as a mighty and intrepid writer as a humble Christian and as a theologian who never toadies or cringes.</p><p><br></p><p>The Lectures on Genesis which were delivered in Latin reveal an amazing familiarity with what may be called the genius of the language. Just as Luther was a master of his native German so he acquired an all-embracing command of Latin. The editors of this series successfully permit the clarity force and pungency of Luther's language to radiate just as it does in Latin.</p><p><br></p><p>Among the topics covered in this volume (Genesis 38-44) are: Judah and Tamar whom many interpreters of Scripture neglect; Joseph whom Potiphar had brought from the Ishmaelites and had brought down to Egypt his interaction with Potiphar's wife his imprisonment and the interpretation of his dreams; and the provisions against the famine that had been foretold.</p>