Luther's Table Talks

Volume VI of The Essential Luther, Luther's Table Talks introduces the reader to a new translation of the historic TischReden, or Table Talks, of the reformer Martin Luther. The Tischreden, or "after dinner" talks are postscripts and notes that were collected by acquaintances and guests in Luther's home. They were originally compiled and published not long after his death in 1566 by his pupil Johannes Aurifaber. Initially, Pastor Konrad Cordatus started taking notes during meals on Luther's diatribes on a whole range of topics, and many others followed suit. The original scripts are in low-German, the Thuringian dialect, with some Latin mixed in.
Luther did not authorize these, so they are a unique insight into Luther the man, as well as the development of his thinking over the years. The idiosyncrasy of Luther's thoughts come through in the reproductions. It is the most intimate portrait of Luther the man second only to Philip Melanchthons' biography on Luther titled "Die Historie vom Leben und Geschichten des ehrwürdigen Herrn Dr. Martin Luthers" in 1546.

This new American English translations are followed by the original German manuscripts.

This is Volume VI of the series The Essential Luther: The Complete works of Martin Luther in 7 Bilingual Volumes. This chronological collection of Luther's manuscripts is the first Bilingual "Hauptwerke" (major works) of Luther ever printed.