Commentary on Genesis

This volume presents Martin Luther's Genesis commentary as a major work of Reformation theology, devotional insight, and biblical exposition, especially valuable for modern students, pastors, and readers of the Old Testament. Moving chapter by chapter through Genesis 1–4, it explores creation, the Sabbath, Paradise, the Fall, Cain and Abel, and the origins of marriage and family, showing Luther as a teacher who began and ended his ministry in Scripture. Alongside that commentary stands a passionate defense of books, libraries, and Protestant learning: true libraries should preserve the Bible, sound commentators, language tools, histories, and the arts, not bury truth under inferior writing. The work urges Protestants to read Luther, not merely display him, and argues that his writings deserve a central place in homes, churches, and public collections. It also offers a vivid meditation on marriage as God's holy institution, honoring Eve, condemning celibacy's superiority claims, and celebrating the original purity, companionship, and dignity intended for husband and wife. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.