Contents - Volumes I–VI
I. Lectures on Genesis, Part 1
| Title | Date | StL | AE | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures on Genesis 1-5 | 1536 | I:1-437 | 1, 1-359 | 42, 1-263 |
| Lectures on Genesis 6-14 | 1538 | I:436-921 | 2, 1-399 | 42, 264-549 |
| Lectures on Genesis 15-20 | 1539 | I:920-1369 | 3, 1-365 | 42, 550-673; 43, 1-137 |
| Lectures on Genesis 21-25:10 | 1540 | I:1368-1765 | 4, 1-320 | 43, 137-430 |
II. Lectures on Genesis, Part 2
| Title | Date | StL | AE | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures on Genesis 25:11-34 | 1540 | II:1-123 | 4, 320-409 | 43, 137-430 |
| Lectures on Genesis 26-30 | 1542 | II:122-609 | 5, 1-386 | 43, 430-695 |
| Lectures on Genesis 31-37 | 1544 | II:608-1159 | 6, 1-407 | 44, 1-304 |
| Lectures on Genesis 38-44 | 1544 | II:1158-1655 | 7, 1-377 | 44, 304-581 |
| Lectures on Genesis 45-50 | 1545 | II:1654-2091 | 8, 1-333 | 44, 581-825 |
III. Sermons on the First Book of Moses and Lectures on the Following Biblical Books up to the Psalms
| Title | Date | StL | AE | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Christians Should Regard Moses | 1525 | III:2-17 | 35, 155-174 | 16, 363-393 |
| Sermons on Genesis, March 1523 to Fall 1524 | 1524 | III:18-649 | ||
| Sermon on Genesis 3:15, preached on April 2, 1526 | 1526 | III:650-661 | ||
| Sermon on Genesis 22:18, preached on April 2, 1526 | 1526 | III:662-671 | ||
| Sermons on Several Chapters of Exodus, preached from October 2 1524-1526 | 1526 | III:672-743 | ||
| Another Sermon of Luther's on Exodus 3:1-6 preached on April 3, 1526 | 1526 | III:744-1003 | ||
| Explanation of the Ten Commandments from Exodus 19-20, preached at Wittenberg in 1526, printed in 1538 | 1526 | III:1004-1131 | ||
| The Ten Commandments Preached to the People of Wittenberg From the End of June 1516 to February 24, 1517. Printed 1518 | 1517 | III:1132-1351 | ||
|
A Brief Explanation of the Ten Commandments (StL) Luther's Personal Prayer Book (AE)1 |
1518/ 1522 |
III:1352-1361 | 43, 3-45 | 10II, 375-428 |
| An Explanation of the Blessing Spoken over the People after Mass, from Numbers 6. Preached in 1527, published in 1532 | 1527 | III:1362-1369 | ||
| Lectures on Deuteronomy (Chapters 1-34) | 1525 | III:1370-1637 | 9, 1-311 | 14, 489-744 |
| Explanation of Several Chapters [1:4-9] of Deuteronomy | 1529 | III:1638-1845 | ||
| Exposition of the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32). Delivered 1530 or later, dated 1532 | 1532 | III:1846-1879 | ||
| Treatise on the Last Words of David, 2 Samuel 23:1-7 | 1543 | III:1880-1973 | 15, 265-352 | 54, 28-100 |
1. Luther published the Personal Prayer Book in 1522. It was based on several sermons he had preached earlier, including this one in StL on the Ten Commandments that he had delivered in 1518. See AE 43, pg. 14, footnote 12.
IV. Lectures on the Psalms
| Title | Date | StL | AE | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The German Psalter in the Manner of the Hebrew Language | 1524 | IV:1-123 | ||
| Defense of the Translation of the Psalms; Summaries on the Psalms1 |
1532 | IV:124-197 | 35, 203-223 | 38, 9-17, 69 |
| Commentaries on the First 22 Psalms. 1519-1522 | ||||
| Preface to the Students of Theology | IV:198-205 | |||
| Letter to the Elector Friedrich, March 27, 1519 | 1519 | IV:206-213 | ||
| Melanchton's Preface to the Students of Theology. March 1519 | 1519 | IV:214-217 | ||
| Preface to the Translation of the First Nine Psalms (edited by Stephan Rodt)2 | 1527 | IV:218 | ||
| Short Guide on How to Read the Psalter | 1525 | IV:218 | ||
| Commentaries on the First 22 Psalms | IV:220-1221 | 14, 279-3493 | 5, 19-74 | |
| Afterword to the First 21 Psalms | IV:1222-1223 | |||
| Letter to Conrad Pellican at Basel | 1521 | IV:1224-1225 | ||
| Commentary on Psalm 22 | IV:1226-1352 | |||
| Afterword to Psalm 22 | IV:1353-1355 | |||
| Brief Explanation of the First 22 Psalms | 1530 | IV:1356-1579 | ||
| Brief Explanation of Several Other Psalms: 29, 42, 45, 51, 56, 81, 128, 133, 137, 147, and 148. 1530 and later | 1530 | IV:1580-1625 | ||
| Brief Explanation of Psalms 23 and 24, and the Beginning of Psalm 25 | 1530 | IV:1626-1653 | ||
| Exposition of the Seven Psalms (The Penitential Psalms: 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143) in the two versions of 1517 and 1525 | 1517/ 1525 |
IV:1654-1741 | 14, 137-205 | 18, 479-530 |
| Explanation of the Fifteen Songs in the High Choir [Songs of Degree], Psalms 120-134. Declared 1531 to Oct. 27, 1533, published 1540 | 1533 | IV:1742-1913 | ||
1. The Defense was written in 1531 and first published in 1532 as an introduction to the Summaries. AE has only the Defense.
2. Stephan Rodt was Luther's editor for sermons published from 1527 to 1535
3. AE has only the commentaries on Psalms 1 and 2.
V. Lectures on the Psalms (Continued), Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon
| Title | Date | StL | AE | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Four Psalms of Comfort (Psalms 37, 62, 94, 109) | 1526 | V:1-75 | 14, 207-277 | 19, 552-615 |
| Lectures on Psalm 2 | 1532 | V:74-187 | 12, 1-93 | 40II, 193-212 |
| Sermon on Psalm 8 Preached on All Saints' Day | 1537 | V:188-237 | 12, 97-136 | 45, 205-250 |
| Sermon on the Kingdom of Christ, from Psalm 8 | 1545 | V:238-253 | ||
| Commentary on Psalm 23 | 1536 | V:254-291 | 12, 145-181 | 51, 267-295 |
| Sermon on Psalm 26 | 1525 | V:292-307 | 12, 183-194 | 17I, 228-243 |
| Exposition of Psalm 37 and a Letter to the People of Wittenberg1 | 1521 | V:306-311 | 48, 248-253 | 8, 210-214 |
| Lectures on Psalm 45 | 1532 | V:340-471 | 12, 197-300 | 40II, 472-610 |
| Lectures on Psalm 51 | 1532 | V:472-619 | 12, 303-410 | 40II, 315-470 |
| Sermon on the 65th Psalm | 1534 | V:618-655 | ||
| Commentary on Psalm 68 | 1521 | V:656-695 | 13, 1-37 | 8, 4-35 |
| Brief Exposition of Psalm 76 | 1545 | V:694-697 | ||
| Commentary on Psalm 82 | 1530 | V:696-731 | 13, 39-72 | 31I, 189-218 |
| Lectures on Psalm 90 | 15352 | V:732-799 | 13, 73-141 | 40III, 484-594 |
| Commentary on Psalm 101 | 1534 | V:800-887 | 13, 143-224 | 51, 200-264 |
| Spalatin's Prefatory Letter to Hieronymus Ebner | 1518 | V:888-889 | ||
| First Lecture on Psalm 110 | 1518 | V:888-923 | ||
| Second Lecture on Psalm 110 | 15383 | V:922-1055 | 13, 225-348 | 41, 79-239 |
| Dedicatory Letter from Luther to Caspar von Kockeritz | 1530 | V:1056-1057 | 13, 351-354 | |
| Commentary on Psalm 111 | 1530 | V:1056-1097 | 13, 355-387 | 31I, 393-426 |
| Commentary on Psalm 112 | 1526 | V:1098-1131 | 13, 389-420 | 19, 297-336 |
| Dedicatory Letter from Luther to Hans von Sternberg | 1530 | V:1132-1133 | 14, 4-6 | |
| Commentary on Psalm 117 | 1530 | V:1132-1173 | 14, 7-39 | 31I, 223-257 |
| Commentary on Psalm 118 | 1530 | V:1174-1251 | 14, 41-106 | 31I, 65-182 |
| The 119th Psalm | 1521 | V:1252-1273 | ||
| Exposition of the 120th Psalm in a Letter of Consolation to the People of Miltenberg | 1524 | V:1272-1283 | 43, 96-112 | 15, 69-78 |
| Exposition of Psalm 127, for the Christians at Riga in Livonia | 1524 | V:1284-1303 | 45, 311-337 | 15, 360-378 |
| Commentary on Psalm 147 | 1532 | V:1302-1333 | 14, 107-135 | 31I, 430-456 |
| Commentary on Psalm 19 | 1524 | V:1332-1339 | 12, 139-144 | 31I, 580-586 |
| A Sermon on Psalm 68:19 on the Feast of the Ascension (May 31) | 1527 | V:1338-1351 | ||
| The Same Sermon in a Different Relation | V:1352-1371 | |||
| Notes on Ecclesiastes | 1526 | V:1372-1579 | 15, 1-187 | 20, 7-203 |
| Lectures on the Song of Solomon | 1531 | V:1580-1659 | 15, 189-264 | 31II, 586-769 |
| Translation of the Prayer of Solomon, 1 Kings 3:5-14 | 1521 | V:1660-1661 |
1. AE has only the Letter to the People of Wittenberg.
2. Date from AE. StL says these lectures were delivered in 1533-1534 and printed in 1541.
3. Date from StL. AE says this was delivered as eight sermons in May and June of 1535, but agrees with StL that it was printed in 1539.
VI. Lectures on the Major Prophets and Some of the Minor Prophets, namely Hosea, Joel, and Amos
| Title | Date | StL | AE | WA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preface to the Prophet Isaiah | 1528 | VI:4-9 | 35, 273-278 | DB 11I, 17-25 |
| Lecture Notes (Scholia) on the Prophet Isaiah. Composed 1527-1530; printed 1532 and 15341 | 1530 | VI:8-851 | 25, 87–401 | |
| Lectures on Isaiah 1-391 | 1529 | 16, 1-349 | 31II, 1-260 | |
| Lectures on Isaiah 40-661 | 1530 | 17, 1-416 | 31II, 261-585 | |
| More Extensive Exposition of the Ninth Chapter of Isaiah. Composed for Christmas 1543; printed 15462 | 1543 | VI:92-? | ||
| More Extensive Exposition of the Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah. Composed for Passiontide and Easter 1544, printed 15502 | 1544 | VI:640-? | ||
| Sermon on Jeremiah 23:5-8 | 1526 | VI:852-879 | ||
| Translation of the 38th and 39th chapters of the Prophet Ezekiel | 1530 | VI:880-891 | ||
| Dedicatory Letter to Duke John Frederick of Saxony3 | 1530 | VI:892-897 | ||
| Preface to the Prophet Daniel with a Commentary on the Eleventh and Twelfth Chapters4 | 1530/ 1541 | VI:896-943 | 35, 294-316 | DB 11II, 3-49, 125-131 |
| Disputation on Daniel 4:24 | 1535 | VI:942-947 | ||
| Lectures on the Prophet Hosea (Zwickau Text) | 1524 | VI:946-1029 | 18, 1-76 | 13, 1-66 |
| Lectures on the Prophet Hosea According to a Manuscript Printed at Basel in 1526 | 1524 | VI:1030-1069 | ||
| Lectures on the Prophet Hosea Edited by Veit Dietrich in 1545 | 1524 | VI:1070-1393 | ||
| The Most Distinguished teaching and the Main Sayings in the Sermons of Hosea | VI:1394-1399 | |||
| Luther's Addition to Hosea 13:14.: "Death, I will be a poison to you," etc. | VI:1400-1413 | |||
| Lectures on the Prophet Joel (Altenburg text), printed in Veit Dietrich first [1536] edition | 1524 | VI:1414-1479 | 18, 77-123 | 13, 88-122 |
| Lectures on the Prophet Joel in Veit Dietrich's second [1547] edition | 1524 | VI:1478-1645 | ||
| The Most Important Lessons From the Sermons on Joel | VI:1646-1683 | |||
| Lectures on the Prophet Joel (Altenburg text), printed in Veit Dietrich's 1536 edition | 1524 | VI:1684-1773 | 18, 125-190 | 13, 158-206 |
| The same according to the Zwickau text, printed in 1884 | 1524 | VI:1774-1837 |
1. The Notes on Isaiah in StL are Luther's own scholia (lecture notes prepared in advance) for the lectures given in 1529 and 1530; they were published in 1532 and then again in an expanded version in 1534. The Lectures on Isaiah in volumes 16 and 17 of the American Edition are compiled from notes taken by students in the lectures; they were published for the first time in 1914 by WA.
2. It's hard to tell from the way StL lists these in its table of contents, but these two works from a later time are included by the StL editors within Luther's scholia for the 1528-1530 lectures on Isaiah apparently because they pertain to the chapters under discussion at those points in the lectures.
3. The dedication for a separate edition of Luther's translation of Daniel printed in 1530.
4. AE has only the 1530 Preface. The commentary on the eleventh and twelfth chapters was written in 1541 and included in an edition of Luther's translation of the Bible published that year.