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German-language Bible of Martin Luther, first printed complete at Wittenberg by Hans Lufft in 1534.

Luther Bible

1534

Luther Bible. German-language Bible of Martin Luther, first printed complete at Wittenberg by Hans Lufft in 1534.

1534

Luther’s German New Testament (1522), part of the Luther Bible.

Martin Luther authored the Luther Bible.

The editors of the German Historical Institute add that other scholars, Philip Melanchthon among them, collaborated on the translation.

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Pictures, from Wikimedia Commons: Luther Bible, Torsten Schleese, Public domain; Bible, NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng), CC BY-SA 2.0.