Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther
Martin Luther
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When Martin Luther promulgated his “95 Theses” 1n 1517, he probably did not envision the initiation of the historical division of the indivisible Church, beginning what we now know as the Protestant Reformation. For his opposition to such practices as indulgences and Papal infallibility, he was excommunicated by Pope Leo X, and later, at the Diet of Worms, was declared an outlaw of the state. Luther made use of the new printing technology of Gutenberg to disseminate his writings.
The first publication of his “Table Talk” (Colloquia Mensalia) was in 1566 arranged into 80 chapters. The complete work was published in Stuttgart and Leipzig in 1836 in the equivalent of 2,780 pages. Captain Henry Bell undertook the translation of these selections from the high German and published it in 1561. The topics are drawn from conversation with many of the great minds of Luther’s day and cover topics from The Word of God to Imperial Diets.
- Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 45 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 4:44 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Testimony of Joannes Aurifaber | 3:11 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Captain Henry Bell's Narrative | 14:07 | Read by Larry Wilson |
A Copy of the Order from the House of Commons | 1:41 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Of the Word of God Part I | 14:39 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Of the Word of God Part II | 17:15 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Of the Word of God Part III | 19:38 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
Of God's Work Part I | 15:05 | Read by Bill Mosley |
Of God's Work Part II | 15:24 | Read by Bill Mosley |
Of the Nature of the World Part I | 12:11 | Read by Devorah Allen |
Of the Nature of the World Part II | 12:49 | Read by Devorah Allen |
Of the Lord Christ | 16:45 | Read by Bill Mosley |
Of Sins and of Free-will | 3:26 | Read by Phil Schempf |
Brief Sentences of the Catechism | 10:04 | Read by DrPGould |
Of the Law and the Gospels | 16:46 | Read by DrPGould |
Of Prayer | 21:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Of the Confessions and Constancy of the Doctrine | 3:24 | Read by DrPGould |
Of Imperial Diets Part I | 11:49 | Read by Mark Warner |
Of Imperial Diets Part II | 11:47 | Read by Mark Warner |