Excerpt from D. Martin Luthers Deutsche Bibel, 1522-1546, Vol. 2: Vorst�cke; Luthers Eigenh�ndige Niederschriften der �bersetzung (Altes Testament, Propheten; Weisheit Sal;; Sirach), Bibliographie der Drucke der Lutherbibel 1522-1546
Sn hen 3ahren 1527 unh 1528, hie bom %ibenhmahl�ftreit erf�llt finh fbricht 8uther toieherholt e� au�, ha� er nicht� fehnlicher m�nfche, al� babon frei fich gang her $ibel�berfe�ung mihmen au t�nnen, hie ein biel n�tigere� unb heil= bringenhere� lberf fei. liachhem 1524 ihr hritter Seil erfchienen mar (�nfre Qlu�g. Sbibel I, XIV), blieb her fehtoierigfte leil, hie if3robheten, noch �brig. Buther bereitete fich harouf bor hureh $orlefungen, hie er bon hiefem 3ahre ab har�ber hielt (q. 11 uuh hie 3um ieil fegt, 5um ieil fb�ter im (R)rucf erfchienen. Sdoch bon feiner eigentlichen $erheutfchung her '�robheten h�ren ibir erft_am 4. %ebruar 1527 in einem sbriefe an 8ang: 'ego Zachariam expiano et Prophetas Germanice vertendos assump�i, dignissimum opus gratitudine, que. Me hactenus excepit barbara haec et vere bestialis natio, deinde simul in 8chwermerios vehor.' ( nher� 6, 20. Sm uiai 1527 tommt ihm hie ?brobheten �berfe�ung her S�3iehert�ufer (c)e�er unh cj>)encf bot Qiugen' hie bot turaem in %8orm� erfchienen mar. (ser au�ert fich har�ber gegen 8int: 'prophetas vernacula donatos Wormatiae non contemno, nisi quod Germanismus obscurior est, forte natura illins regionis. Fecerunt diligentiam, quis autem omnia attingat? Ego tamen iam accingor et ipsos vernacula extrudere lectums simul Iesaiam, ne otiosus sim.' @nher� 6, 46. utit hem Sefaia� beginnt hie ebeit' bon her er am 22. 9]iai 1528 an @palatin berichtet: 'prophetas molimur vel parturimus potins in vernaculam. Esaias primus laboratur diligentia verten'di et illustrandi, quantum Christus dederit.' @nher� 6, 276. �ber hie @chtnierigfeiten, hie fich ihm habei entgegent�rmen, tlugi er in tlaff1feher %eife am 14. Siuni 1528 hem 2inf: 'nos iam in Prophetis vernacule donandis sudamus. Deus, quantum et quam molestum opus, Hebraicos scriplores cogere Germanice loqui, qui resisiunt; quam Hebraicitatem suam relinquere nolunt et barbariem Germanicam imitari, tanquam si philomela cuculum cogatur, deserta elegantissima melodia unisonam illins vocem detestans imitari.� (ter?; 6, 291. Her (R)urchficht he� 3efaia� ift 9)ielandhthon beteiligt, her har�ber am 15. Suni 1528 hem (samerariu� fchreibt 'bonam diei parten1 nunc collocamus in recognitionern Esaiae versi Luthero.'
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Martin Luther changed the course of Western civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation. As a priest and theology professor, he confronted indulgence salesmen with his 95 Theses in 1517. Luther strongly disputed their claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms meeting in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther taught that salvation is a free gift of God and received only by grace through faith in Jesus as redeemer from sin, not from good works. His theology challenged the authority of the pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood.
His translation of the Bible into the language of the people (instead of Latin) made it more accessible, causing a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. It fostered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation into English of the King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of singing in churches. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing Protestant priests to marry.
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