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How to Cross-Reference German or Latin Luther Quotes in the English Edition of Luther's Works

Here's a question from the Luther Quest Discussion Group:

Years ago somebody put together a handy reference booklet that correlated to the American Edition of Luther's Works (published by Fortress Press) the various German editions of Luther's Works. Would anyone out there in Luther Quest land know of how this can be obtained? For example, if I have a Luther citation that is identified as WA 40 1 128-129, I could like to know where (if anywhere) I could find that reference in the American Edition of Luther's Works. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Many years ago I bought the CD ROM of Luther's Works in English (LW). I was naive enough to think that all one needed to do was put a quote in the search engine, and voila! There it is! I Then discovered that not all of Luther's writings had been translated into English and these other writings were in either German or Latin in something referred to as "WA" (WA. D. Martin Luthers Werke. Kritische Gesamtausgabe; Weimar). I then discovered that there were references to WA that were in the English LW, but I had no idea how to cross-reference between WA and LW. I recall specifically writing one of the folks over at Concordia who referred me to Vogel's Cross Reference and Index to the Contents of Luther's Works. This book, now in print for $40, was at that time, out of print and well over $100. As much I enjoy looking up quotes, there was no way I was going to spend that much for the book.

There were Luther quotes I've spent hours searching out. To deal with a reference to WA, I had trudge over to a college library. Then of course, there's the hurdle of German and Latin, and then to top it off, many of the the old volumes of WA are in an older German script that makes even identifying the letters a nuisance. In most cases, I was able to figure out which writing in WA was being referenced, and then I was able to cross-reference LW.

But now, with the explosion of information posted online, cross-referencing between WA and LW takes me a few minutes. Very helpful is An Index to the Works of Martin Luther. Here though is a system I've devised that I've used for quite a while now. It may seem a bit cumbersome at first, but after you do it a few times it'll take probably less than 5 minutes to use. The difference between my system and the index link just posted is that my system includes the recent editions of LW that have been published or will be published, and my system will usually result in an exact page cross-reference.

As an example, I'm going to use the Luther Quest reference above, WA 40 1 128-129. Keep in mind, I have no idea which writing from Luther's is being referenced, or even what quote is being sought for. I've tried to make these instructions as detailed as possible knowing the some folks aren't as computer savvy.

1. Go to Luther's Works Complete Tables of Contents and Cross Listing.
[If by some chance, this page isn't working or is no longer available, go to the Internet Archive and use the Wayback Machine "Browse History" feature. Place the link "http://therebelgod.com/Luther/" in the search box. You should see then see this.  Choose one of the dates highlighted and click on it. If you choose one, you should see the page, Luther's Works Complete Tables of Contents and Cross Listing. I also have the page saved on my hard drive].

2. Once you're on the webpage Luther's Works Complete Tables of Contents and Cross Listing, on the left side of the page, click on the button that says "Expand All Lists."

3. From your web browser, locate the "find" feature. On Google Chrome, this is found on the top right corner in the pull-down menu. On Internet Explorer, it is found on the top left pull-down menu that says "edit." The feature you're looking for is "Find on this page." For Internet Explorer, sometimes to get the "edit" menu to show, you have to hit your "Alt" key on your keyboard. Once found, click on "find" or "Find on this page." A pull-down text box menu should appear.

4. In that box, type in WA 40. All the times WA 40 is mentioned on the page will be highlighted (10 times, to be exact). Scroll through them, and look for all the references to WA 40 1 (you'll also see references to WA 40 II and WA 40 III). If you've done it right, there is only one reference to WA 40 1 (it will be the 5th mention out 10 times). It will say, "Volume 26: Lectures on Galatians, 1-4 (WA 40.I)." The "Volume 26" refers to the English edition of Luther's Works (LW). Now you know which volume the quote is in, Volume 26- Lectures on Galatians, chapters 1-4, but you still don't know the page number in LW.

5. Go to the webpage D. Martin Luthers Werke, Weimar 1883-1929. This webpage contains many of the WA volumes. Scroll down the left column that says "Band" and locate 40 1. Volume 40 1 is entitled "2. Galatervorlesung (cap. 1-4) 1531." On the far right hand columns, there are three formats by which to view this book. I prefer using the "Flip-book" format. Click on the "X" and it should open up WA 40 1. The pages we're looking for are 128-129, so locate those pages, you should find this.  You'll see that it's Luther's lectures on Galatians in Latin. This example is easy, because at the top it says "In epistolam S. Paul ad Galatas Commentarius, [1531.] 1535. (1,12). The (1,12) is chapter 1 verse 12. So, simply go to LW 26 and find the pages that are specific to Galatians 1:12. In LW, they start on page 61.

6. To locate pages 128-129 from WA 40 1 in an example like this, what I would do is flip back a few pages in WA 40 1 to see where the comments on Galatians 1:12 begin. They start on page 126. So, WA 40 1 page 126 is LW 26 page 61. Sometimes what I would do is count the paragraphs in WA from page 126 to to the page in question (page 128). There are 7 paragraphs of Latin text between pages 126 and 128.  I then go LW 26 page 61, and begin counting 7 paragraphs. This brings me to around  page 62. So, pages 128-129 in WA 40 1 are probably pages 62-63 in LW 26. If the Luther Quest person had posted the specific quote, I would then look for key words in the Latin text (names and Bible verses) as identifiers, and then look for those same identifiers in LW 26. You'd be surprised how often Luther uses a proper name or a Bible verse.

Sometimes LW doesn't use WA, so that's a whole different ball game. Yes, I have a system devised for non-WA references as well. At this point, I really don't see any need to spend $40 on Vogel's Cross Reference and Index to the Contents of Luther's Works.  Cross-referencing quotes to older editions of Luther's writings is a bit more difficult, and Vogel would be the quick fix. However, I've gotten so accustomed to figuring it out myself, I've grown to enjoy the challenge.


Addendum
The most helpful thing Concordia has done is that with the new editions of LW they put out, they include the WA cross-reference on the top of each page. 

Latest Volume of Luther's Works (LW 75) and How Did Luther Preach?

The latest volume of Luther's Works in English arrived a few days ago: Luther’s Church Postil (LW 75, sermons for the church year). It's wonderful to finally have a contemporary critical English edition of the Church Postil. In my own dabblings in Reformation studies, using the older English translation of the Church Postil sometimes presents more questions than answers. The Church Postil went through various emendations and editions, some approved by Luther, some not. The previous version available in English compiled by John Nicholas Lenker "presents translations that, at more than a century in age, are often innacurate and stilted. In addition, it is difficult to start from Lenker and find one's place in the Weimar edition" (LW 75:xxviii). While I've enjoyed using Lenker over the years, LW 75 will bring needed clarity in researching Luther's writings for those of us using the English language.

One of the most frustrating things I've dealt with using Lenker is trying to determine the actual date of many of the sermons presented, and if a sermon underwent any editing and by who. For instance, I've noted that many Roman Catholic sources have taken quotes from Roth's version of the Church Postil. The introductory material in LW 75 documenting Luther's interaction with the shortcomings of Roth's version confirmed to me how carelessly Luther has been documented by some polemical Roman historians (and some Protestant researchers as well). In fairness to any historical figure, it would seem to me one would want to rely on the version of any particular writing that the author held to be the version they preferred. The editors of LW 75 chose to utilize the mature form of the Church Postil, noting the variants. The introductory material in LW 75 explaining the history of Church Postil was a helpful reminder that when someone says "Luther said..." one needs to use care and caution.  

I've noted in the past how much I enjoy reading Luther's sermons. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mayes recently provided a short synopsis of  Luther's preaching style: Tools in Luther's Homiletical Toolbox. For those of you in the preaching ministry, take a moment to skim through the article, and then track down some of Luther's sermons online.

Works of Martin Luther: with Introductions and Notes

Here's another smaller English collection of Luther's writings now available free on-line: Works of Martin Luther: with Introductions and Notes. This six-volume set was released in the early 1900's. It's Often referred to as PE, which stands for The Philadelphia Edition (Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press). Sometimes it's called the Holman Luther, since it was originally published by A.J. Holman Co. Used reprint copies of this set are affordable. The original set can be expensive. Take note of the "alternate PDF links" below. Some of these may not open with IE. As far as I could tell, Google Books has yet to make all the volumes available, but other websites have posted the entire set.





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Volume Six
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Contents

Volume One
LUTHER'S PREFACES TO HIS WORKS (1539, 1545)

DISPUTATION ON INDULGENCES (1517)

TREATISE ON BAPTISM (1519)

DISCUSSION OF CONFESSION (1520)

THE FOURTEEN OF CONSOLATION (1520)

TREATISE ON GOOD WORKS (1520)

TREATISE ON THE NEW TESTAMENT (1520)

THE PAPACY AT ROME (1520)




Volume Two
A TREATISE CONCERNING THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
AND CONCERNING THE BROTHERHOODS (1519)

A TREATISE CONCERNING THE BAN (1520)

an Open Letter To The Christian Nobility (1520)

THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY OF THE CHURCH (1520)

A TREATISE ON CHRISTIAN LIBERTY (1520)

A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,
THE CREED, AND THE LORD'S PRAYER (1520)

THE EIGHT WITTENBERG SERMONS (1522)

THAT DOCTRINES OF MEN ARE TO BE REJECTED (1522)




Volume Three
An Argument In Defense Of All The Articles Of Dr. Martin Luther Wrongly Condemned In The Roman Bull (1521)

The Magnificat (1520-1)

An Earnest Exhortation For All Christians, Warning Them Against Insurrection And Rebellion (1522)

Secular Authority: To What Extent It Should Be Obeyed (1523)

To The Leipzig Goat (1521)

Reply To The Answer Of The Leipzig Goat (1521)

Answer To The Superchristian, Superspiritual, And Superlearned Book Of Goat Emser (1521)

To The Knights Of The Teutonic Order (1523)




Volume Four
On Trading And Usury (1524) And A Treatise On Usury (1520)

The Right And Power Of A Christian Congregation Or Community To Judge All Teaching And To Call, Appoint, And Dismiss Teachers, Established And Proved From Scripture (1523)

Preface To An Ordinance Of A Common Chest (1523)

To The Councilmen Of All Cities In Germany That They Establish And Maintain Christian Schools (1524)

A Sermon On Keeping Children In School (1530)

The Burning Of Friar Henry (1525)

Admonition To Peace: A Reply To The Twelve Articles Of The Peasants In Swabia (1525)

The Twelve Articles

Against The Robbing And Murdering Hordes Of Peasants (1525)

An Open Letter Concerning The Hard Book Against The Peasants (1525)

An Exposition Of The Eighty-Second Psalm (1530)

An Exhortation To The Clergy Assembled At The Diet At Augsburg (1530)




Volume Five
ON TRANSLATING: AN OPEN LETTER (1530)

WHETHER SOLDIERS, TOO, CAN BE SAVED (1526)

ON WAR AGAINST THE TURK (1529)

ON THE COUNCILS AND THE CHURCHES (1539)




Volume Six
Luther’s Liturgical Writings

Concerning The Ordering Of Divine Worship In The Congregation (Von Ordenung Gottis Diensts Ynn Der Gemeyne, 1523)

Formula Of Mass And Communion For The Church At Wittenberg (Formula Missae Et Communionis Pro Ecclesia Wittembergensis, 1523)

The Canon Of The Mass From Concerning The Abomination Of Low Mass (Canon Missae From Yore Greuel Der Stillmesse, 1525)

A Preface Suggested For Use At The Holy Communion, 1525

Exhortation To The Christians In Livonia Concerning Public Worship And Unity (Vermahnung An Die Christen In Liefland Yore Auszerlichen Gottesdienst Und Eintracht, 1525)

The German Mass And Order Of Service (Deudsche Messe Und Ordnung Gottis Diensts, 1526)
Preface 

The Order Of Baptism Translated Into German (Das Tauff Buchlin Verdeutscht, 1523)
The Order Of Baptism Newly Revised (Das Taufbuchlein Aufs Neue Zugerichtet, 1526)(continued)

How One Shall Properly And Intelligibly Baptize A Person Into The Christian Faith
(Wie Man Recht Und Verstandlich Einen Menschensum Christen Glauben Taufen Soil, 1523)

To All Christian Readers, Translation (P. Z. Strodach)
Taufbuchlein, Translation (P. Z. Strodach)
Wie Man Recht, Etc., Translation (P. Z. Strodach)

A Short Method Of Confessing To The Priest, For The Use Of Simple Folk (Eine Kurze Weise Zu Beichten, Fur Die Einfaltigen, Dem Pricier, 1529)

A Marriage Booklet For Simple Pastors (Ein Traubuchlin Fur Die Einfeltigen Pfarherr, 1529)

Ordination Of Ministers Of The Word (Ordinations Formular, 1535-1539)

The Latin Litany Corrected (Latina Litania Correcta, 1528-1529)

The German Litany (Deudsch Litaney, 1529)
Latin, Translation And Notes (P. Z. Strodach)
German, Translation And Notes (P. Z. Strodach)

Hymn Book Prefaces

Spiritual Hymn Booklet (Geystliche Gesangk Buchleyn, 1524)

Spiritual Hymns Newly Revised (Geistliche Lieder Auffs Neu Gebessert, 1529)

Christian Songs, Latin And German, For Use At Funerals (Christliche Geseng Lateinisch Und Deutsch, Sum Begrebnis, 1542)

Spiritual Hymns (Geistliche Lieder [Babst] 1545)

Luther’s Hymns Briefly Annotated (P. Z. Strodach)

Prefaces To The Books Of The Bible
Translation Of Introduction To The Old Testament (1545 [-1523])
Preface to the Book of Job (1524)
To the Psalter (1531)
To the Books of Solomon (1524)
To the Proverbs of Solomon (1524)
To the Preacher of Solomon (1524)
To the Prophets (1532)
To the Prophet Isaiah (1528)
To the Prophet Jeremiah (1532)
To the Prophet Ezekiel (1532)
To the Prophet Ezekiel (1545)
From the Preface to the Prophet Daniel (1530)
To the Prophet Hosea (1532)
To the Prophet Joel (1532)
To the Prophet Amos (1532)
To the Prophet Obadiah (1532)
To the Prophet Jonah (1526)
To the Prophet Micah (1532)
To the Prophet Nahum (1523)
To the Prophet Habakkuk (1526)
To the Prophet Zephaniah (1532)
To the Prophet Haggai (1532)
To the Prophet Zechariah (1532)
To the Prophet Malachi (1532)
Preface to the New Testament (1545 [1522] )
To the Acts of the Apostles (1534)
To the Epistle to the Romans (1522)
To the First Epistle to the Corinthians (1545)
To the Second Epistle to the Corinthians (1522)
To the Epistle to the Galatians (1522)
To the Epistle to the Ephesians (1522)
To the Epistle to the Philippians (1522)
To the Epistle to the Colossians (1522)
To the First Epistle to the Thessalonians (1522)
To the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians (1522)
To the First Epistle to Timothy (1522)
To the Second Epistle to Timothy (1522)
To the Epistle to Titus (1522)
To the Epistle to Philemon (1522)
To the First Epistle of Saint Peter (1522)
To the Second Epistle of Saint Peter (1522)
To the Three Epistles of Saint John (1522)
To the Epistle to the Hebrews (1522)
To the Epistles of Saint James and Saint Jude (1545)
To the Revelation of Saint John — I (1545)
To the Revelation of Saint John — II (1522)

Select Works of Martin Luther: an Offering to the Church of God in "the Last Days"

There have been smaller English collections of Luther's writings published, now available free on-line. One such collection was a four-volume set put out by the Reverend Henry Cole (1792-1858): Select works of Martin Luther: an offering to the church of God in "the last days".

Three of the volumes were easy to locate (but volume four was problematic, Google titled it incorrectly). These books are available for purchase as reprints.  The original printings can be expensive.



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Volume Four

Contents:

Volume One
Concerning Christian Liberty

Exposition of the Fifty-first Psalm


Selections from the Commentaries on the Romans, Galatians, Psalms, etc.


Preface to the Epistle to the Romans

Use of the Law (Galatians 3:19)

Continuance of the Law (Galatians 3:19)

Difference between Faith and Hope

Charity no Faith

Faith standing in the power of God (1 Peter 1)

How to meditate upon, and apply, the Death and Sacrifice of Christ (Galatians 1:4)

The Sin against the Holy Ghost (Matthew 12)

Christ delighting in the beauty of the righteous (Psalm 45:11)

Christ's people all righteous (Isaiah 60:21)

True Faith, true Obedience, and true Holiness (1 Peter 1:13)

Saving work of the Holy Spirit, and his cry of Abba Father in the Heart (description of true Prayer) (Galatians 4:6)

Internal Warfare of the Child of God (Galatians 5:17)

Gratitude to God for his divine teaching (Psalm 117:21)

The Saint's Triumph over Death (Psalm 118:17)

SERMONS

The Lost Sheep (Luke 15)

The Good Shepherd (John 10)

The Seven Loaves (Mark 8)

Concerning Two sorts of Men in respect of Faith, and what Faith is (Hebrews 11)

The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16)

The strength and growth of Faith and Love (Ephesians 3)

The Ten Lepers (Luke 17)

The Sum of the Christian Life( 1 Timothy 1)

Of the coming of Christ, and the signs that shall precede the last day (Sermon of Consolation) (Luke 21)


Volume Two
Exposition of the Seventeenth Chapter of the Gospel of Saint John

The Consolatory Tesseradecad of Martin Luther for the Weary and Heavy Laden

The last words of David (2 Samuel 23:1-7)

The Three Creeds or Confession of the Christian Faith, Used by Consent in the Church

Martin Luther's Explanation of the Lords Prayer for the Simple Among the People

A Treatise on Good Works

Professors and Prophets known by their Fruits (Matthew 7:16)

Prophets and Teachers of Miracles rejected (Matthew 7:22)

False Prophets (Matthew 7:1-5)


Volume Three
Commentary on the First Twenty-two Psalms


Volume Four
Commentary on the First Twenty-two Psalms

The Walch Edition of Luther's Works

The Walch Edition of Luther's Works dates from 1740-1753 and was compiled by Johann Georg Walch. It is a collection of 24 topical volumes. This set is German, and Walch translated many of Luther's Latin writings into German. Sometimes this set is referred to as the St. Louis version, the St. Louis-Walch version, or the Halle edition, and Luthers Samtliche Werke, herausgegeben von J. G. Walch. This set also includes writings by others, friends and foes of Luther. The set was revised from 1885-1910 (in St. Louis), and may not match up with the earlier set. Sometimes the revision is referred to as St.Lb or St.L. Volumes 15-17 contain rare Reformation history texts, and contemporary letters.

I've found many obscure quotes referring back to Walch, often without noting which particular treatise is being cited. What follows is a brief collection of some of the treatises found in each volume. Page numbers are both to the old Walch set, and sometimes to the St. Louis edition, without noting which is which. I'll update this entry from time to time.

Volume 1:
Lectures on Genesis

Volume 2:
Lectures on Genesis

Volume 5:
The Eighty Second Psalm Translated and Explained (1530), pp. 696-731

Volume 6:Treatise Concerning The Blessed Sacrament of the Holy and True Body of Christ and Concerning the Brotherhoods, p. 522

volume 10:Sermon on Threefold Righteousness by Martin Luther; from Philippians 2 (1518).
A Brief Explanation of the Ten Commandments, The Creed, and the Lord's Prayer (1520), p. 182; 149
An Open Letter to the Christian Nobility of the German People Concerning the Reform of the Christian Estate (1520), p. 296-399, 266-351.

Whether Soldiers Too, Can Be Saved p. 488.
On Trading and Usary and The Treatise on Usary (1524), pp. 914-937, 825-854
Preface to an Ordiance of a common Chest (1523), 954-977
The Three Symbols or Creeds of The Christian Faith, pp.992-1019.
The Disputation Concerning The Passage: “The Word Was Made Flesh”, 1168–1173.
Two Kinds of Righteousness pp. 1262-1277.
The Right and Power of a Christian Congregation or community to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and dismiis Teachers, Established and Proved From Scripture (1523), pp. 1538-1549
Concerning The Ministry, 1548ff.
Admonition Concerning The Sacrament Of The Body And Blood Of Our Lord, 2170–2209.
An Order Of Mass And Comunnion For The Church At Wittenberg,2230 ff.

Volume 11:The True and False Worship of God, 404

Volume 14:Preface To Galeatius Capella’s History, pp. 376-381.
Preface To The Wittenberg Edition Of Luther’s German Writings, pp.
420–427; or 432–437.
Preface To The Complete Edition Of Luther’s Latin Writings, pp. 1740–1753 or 438–449.

Volume 15:Proceedings at Augsburg 448-625
Let Your Sins Be Strong: A Letter from Luther to Melancthon. Letter no. 99, 1 August 1521, pp. 2585-2590.


Volume 16
Letter 215 To Philip Melanchthon[Coburg,] June 29, 1530, 901 ff
An Admonition to Peace: A Reply to the Twelve Articles of the Peasants in Swabia (1525), pp. 45-70
Against The Robbing and Murdering Hordes of peasants (1525), pp. 71-76
An Open Letter Concerning The Hard Book Against The Peasants, pp.77-98
Exhortation To All Clergy Assembled At Augsburg, pp. 1120–1179 or(945) 946–992.
On The Councils and the Church (1539), p.1247.

Counsel Of A Committee Of Several Cardinals With Luther’s Preface, pp. 1971-1994
Commentary On The Alleged Imperial Edict, pp. 2016–2062; or (1665) 1666–1700.


Volume 17
This seventeenth volume of the new edition of Luther's works may be divided into two parts. First of all, it contains the documents against the Papists which belonged to the conclusion of the Reformation history, namely, between the years 1528 and 1546. Secondly, it contains the documents against the Reformed, from the year 1524 on. Among the documents against the Papists are those relating to Nuremberg League of 1538, those relating to the Convention at Brunswick and the following year, those relating of the renewed Schmalcald League, from 1536 to 1538, those relating to the transactions of the King of England in reference to the protesting estates, between 1535 and 1539, those relating to the transactions of King Francis I of France with the members of the Schmalcald League in 1535, those relating to the conventions at Frankfort, Schmalcald, Hagenau, those relating to the colloqium at Worms in 1540. and the Diet at Regensburg in 1541, with its colloqium, those relating to the Diet at Spires in 1542 and to the Diets again held at Spires, Worms, and Regensburg, 1544 to 1546, also those relating to the expedition of the Emperor Charles V against the members of the Scbmalcald League, 1546. Among the documents against the Reformed are those relating to the controversy concerning the Lord's Supper, the transactions of the disputation at Berne, the efforts of Philip of Hesse to secure a union, the Wittenberg Concord, the great Sacramentarian controversy in 1542, with the action of Luther subsequent thereto, and letters concerning various other controversies.With this volume the revision of the old Walch edition of Luther's works has been completed to the twenty-first volume, which contains the letters of Luther, to which the editor of the German edition will now give attention, being able to rely on the sources which have recently been made public in Europe.

Against The Thirty Two Articles of the Louvain Theologians, pp. (1494) 1497–1505.
On Rebaptism (1528),2644

Zwingli: Letter to Matthew Alber, published in 1525, p. 1512.

Bucer: Preface to the Fourth Volume of Luther’s Postil, Containing a Summary of the Doctrine of Christ. Letter by the Same Author [Bucer], Expounding the Passage of I Corinthians 10 [9:24–10:5], With a Few Annotations on Certain Expressions of Luther. Letter of Martin Luther to John Herwagen Complaining of the Above. Martin Bucer’s Reply to This, Also Amends to Bugenhagen Concerning the Version of the Psalter, 1527. Bucer’s Preface appears in German translation in St. L. 17, 1584 ff. In March, 1527, Bucer republished his additions to Luther’s Postil, defending himself against Luther’s and Bugenhagen’s reproaches, and rebuking their wrath. Luther appears to have been informed of Bucer’s intentions prior to the publication.

Volume 18
Disputation Against Scholastic Theology, pp. 18-27.
Heidleberg Disputation, pp. 36-71.
95 Theses, pp. 72-81.
Explanations of the Ninety-Five Theses or Explanations of the Disputation Concerning the Value of Indulgences pp. 299-533.
Eck's Obelisks (an attack thirty-one of Luther’s Ninety-five Theses). Luther answered with Asterisks in March, 1518. pp. 536–589.
The leipzig Debate 718-721


Volume 19:
Treatise Concerning The Blessed Sacrament of the Holy and True Body of Christ and Concerning the Brotherhoods, p. 426(st.l)
On Translating, an Open Letter, p. 968 (st.l)
A Treatise Concerning the Ban (1520), p. 1089 or 884.
The Private Mass And The Consecration Of Priests, 1220-1285.
A Letter Of Dr. Martin Luther Concerning His Book On The Private Mass, 1286–1299.
The Disputation Concerning Man, pp. 1462-1467.
The Licentiate Examination Of Heinrich Schmedenstede pp. 1468–1473 or 1782–1787.
Theses Concerning Faith And Law, pp. 1745–1761; or 1486–1450.
The Disputation Concerning Justification, pp. , 1761–1768; or 1450–1455.
The Babylonian Captivity of the Church

Volume 20:
Wolfgang Capito:What One Should Think and Answer Concerning the Dissension Between Martin Luther and Andreas Karlstadt, late 1524. St. L. 20, 340 ff. A brief German pamphlet.

Zwingli: Commentary on True and False Religion, 1525. pp. 441 ff.
Zwingli: Reply to the Letter of John Bugenhagen of Pomerania, 1525. pp. 506 ff.

Oecolampadius:Reasonable Answer to Dr. Martin Luther’s Instruction Concerning the Sacrament, Together with a Brief Summary Against the Treatise of Certain Preachers in Swabia Regarding the Words of the Lords Supper, 1526. St. L. 20, 582 ff. A lengthy rebuttal, in German, of Luther’s German Preface to the Swabian Syngramma (1526); the second part is a brief excerpt from the Antisyngramma.

Oecolampadius: Apologetics: Two Sermons on the Dignity of the Eucharist; Reply to Theobald Billican …; Antisyngramma, to the Swabian Clergymen, 1526. Billican had written a refutation of Oecolampadius in December, 1525; the Swabian Syngramma had been published in January, 1526. The reply to Billican, in German translation, appears in St. L. 20, 634 ff. rebuttal of Oecolampadius earlier in the same year.

That These Words Of Christ, “This Is My Body,” Etc., Still Stand Firm Against The Fanatics 1527, pp. 762-893.
Confession Concerning Christ’s Supper, 894-1105.

Zwingli: Answer to Strauss’ Pamphlet Concerning Christ’s Supper, January, 1527. pp. 1494

Brief Confession Concerning The Holy Sacrament, 1764–1791.
On War Against The Turk p.2108.

Eight Sermons by Dr. Martin Luther (1522)


Volume 21:
The Burning of Frian Henry in Dithmarschen (1525), pp. 94-121.
An Italian Lie Concerning Martin Luther's Death, pp. 252-256 (or 3374–3377).
Luther's Will, pp.270-273 (or 273-274)


Volume 22: The Tabletalk
Early editions of the works of Martin Luther did not include the Table Talk. It was with some misgivings that Johann Georg Walch finally decided to incorporate the Table Talk in his edition, which was published in twenty-four volumes in Halle between 1739 and 1753. Walch was aware that many Protestants were embarrassed by some things in the Table Talk—for instance, the earthy language which Luther occasionally employed and the freedom with which he criticized the composition and contents of some books of the Bible. It was feared that Protestants in general and Lutherans in particular would be exposed to damaging attacks at the hands of Roman Catholic polemicists if the Table Talk were included in an edition of Luther’s works. Attempts were even made to deny its genuineness, to claim that it was an unfriendly fabrication and forgery.(D. Martin Luthers Sämtliche Schriften, herausgegeben von Johann Georg Walch (24 vols.; Halle: J. J. Gebauer, 1739–1753), XXII, 4, 15, 21, 23–24, 30–38).


Volume 23: contains an index of key words.


Addendum 3/11/15
A lot more has surfaced in cyberspace in regard to the  Walch / St Louis Edition of Luther's Works. A blog entitled Back to Luther (from a somewhat fanatical Lutheran) has put together some very helpful posts in regard to these volumes.

Luther Index, online resources for Luther's works

St. Louis Edition of Luther's (German) Writings – complete text

The following links are the result of the labors of Back to Luther. I'm posting them here because I got tired of  going though his blog to get to them, I'm grateful for his hard work:

St. Louis Edition of Luther's Works

or

Dr. Martin Luthers Sämmtliche Schriften  

St. Louis Edition volume	Hathi Trust	HathiTrust Text? (single pgs only) all line breaks are soft returns –good for proofing but must manually add hard returns every paragraph!	Google Books? Plain Text? editions:YIGSJf7E28IC  --- ---	Archive.org (all txt files are gibberish)
01	yes	Good	yes
02	yes	Good	snippet; no
03	yes	Fair - Good; > ~2% errors	yes; yes	yes
04	yes	Good	snippet; no	yes
05	yes	Good	snippet; no
06	yes	Good	snippet; no	yes
07	no	--- none ---	snippet; no	YES
08	yes	Good	snippet; no
09	yes	Good	snippet; no
10	yes	Good	yes; yes
11	yes	Fairly Good, ~1% error pg 86	no, (vol.13)
12	yes	Good	yes; yes	yes
13-1	no	--- none ---	yes; yes	yes
13-2	yes	Good	no; no
14	yes	Good	yes; yes	yes
15	yes	Fair to Good (jump 50, 100)	snippet; no
16	yes	Good	yes; yes	yes
17	yes	Good	snippet; no
18	yes	Good	yes; yes
19	yes	Good	yes; yes	yes
20	yes	Fair - Good ( jump 50, 100)	yes; yes
21a	yes	Good	yes; yes	yes
21b	yes	Good	yes; yes	yes
22	yes	Good	yes; yes
23	yes	Good	yes, yes

http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006111124

Dr. Martin Luthers' sämmtliche Werke / hrsg. von Joh. Georg Plochmann.

Main Author:	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
Other Authors:	Irmischer, Johann Conrad, 1797-1857., Plochmann, Johann Georg.
Language(s):	German
Published:	Erlangen : C. Heyder, 1826-1857.
Note:	Bd. 44-67 published by Heyder & Zimmer, 49-67 at Frankfurt a. M. und Erlangen. Bd. 1-20 edited by Joh. Georg Plochmann, 21-67 by Dr. Johann Konrad Irmischer.
Physical Description:	67 v. ; 18 cm.
Locate a Print Version:	Find in a library

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