The Table Talk of Martin Luther
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тАЬThe Bible is alive,тАЭ declared Martin Luther, тАЬit speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.тАЭ The Protestant ReformationтАЩs seminal leader possessed a gift for evocative speech, and he was as articulate and outspoken in private as he was in public. Fortunately for posterity, some of LutherтАЩs loyal followers took note of his informal speeches.
The Table Talk of Martin Luther consists of excerpts from the great reformerтАЩs conversations with his students and colleagues, in which he comments on life, the church, and the Bible. Collected by Johannes Aurifaber, Anton Lauterbach, and other close associates of Luther, these absorbing anecdotes reveal the speakerтАЩs personality and wisdom. This text is based on the English translation by lawyer and author William Hazlitt, son of the celebrated essayist.
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Martin Luther (1483тАУ1546) was a German scholar, priest, theologian, and religious reformer and is considered one of the chief figures in European history. Arguing that money couldnтАЩt buy freedom from GodтАЩs punishment for oneтАЩs sins, he laid the foundation for Protestant Reformation and greatly influenced the fields of politics, religion, education, and economics through his work and writings.
Joannes Aurifaber (1519тАУ1575), born Johann Goldschmidt in Weimar, was a Lutheran theologian. He studied at Wittenberg, where he heard the lectures of Martin Luther. Besides having a hand in the first collected edition of LutherтАЩs works, Aurifaber published LutherтАЩs Letters and Table Talk, the work for which he is best known.
William Hazlitt (1811тАУ1893) was an English lawyer and author. Besides legal works and his Classical Gazetteer, for which he is perhaps best known, he produced many translations, among them Victor HugoтАЩs Notre-Dame de Paris, Jules MicheletтАЩs History of the Roman Republic, and the works of Michel de Montaigne. He also oversaw the posthumous publication and republication of many of the works of his father, the celebrated critic and essayist William Hazlitt.
Bob Souer is a full-time professional storyteller, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones AwardтАУwinning narrator. He has narrated broadcast and nonbroadcast projects for corporations and ministries across North America. His voice has been heard on PBS, the History Channel, the Military Channel, and many other networks. He has also narrated radio and television programs for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, D. James Kennedy Ministries, SIM, and Compassion International.
