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MARTIN LUTHER: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY PROF. M. M. NINAN He spent nearly a year there, writing furiously and fighting depression and numerous physical ailments. It was in a small study in the castle in 1522 that he translated the New Testament from Greek into German which took nearly 10 years and profoundly influenced the form and standardization of the German language. Luthers Bible Luther’s German Bible The Martin Luther Bible translation was begun at the Wartburg castle, where he was held prisoner by Frederick the Wise of Saxony for his own safety from May, 1521 to April, 1522. Martin Luther Bible in the Lutherhaus in Wittenberg With eleven months on his hands and nothing to do, Luther studied and wrote prodigiously. He completed a translation of the New Testament from the original Greek in a mere four months between November of 1521 and March of 1522. After his release, he extensively revised it with the help of the learned Philip Melancthon, his friend and co-worker throughout the time of the Reformation. The New Testament was released September 21, 1522, and a second edition was produced the same December. Luther went immediately to work on the Old Testament, producing the Pentateuch in 1523 and the Psalms in 1524. 42
MARTIN LUTHER: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY PROF. M. M. NINAN By then he had acquired an entire committee that met once per week. Even Jewish rabbis were consulted Finally, in 1534 a complete version of the Bible, with Apocrypha, was released. They referred to the Apocrypha as "books not equal to the Holy Scriptures, yet good and useful to read." 43
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