Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1: Luther on the Creation

Martin Luther approached Genesis not as a primitive creation story but as a theater of divine revelation. This volume, his commentary on the opening chapters of Scripture, captures the Reformer at his most intellectually formidable and spiritually urgent: wrestling with the text that defines Christian understanding of God, humanity, and the cosmos. Here is Luther the theologian who saw in Genesis a proclamation of God's sovereign goodness, a diagnosis of human rebellion, and a promise that would culminate in Christ. Written during his tenure at Wittenberg and translated into English for the first time in 1910, this commentary reveals how one of history's most influential minds read the book of beginnings. It is dense, passionate, occasionally combative, and utterly convinced that Genesis matters desperately for faith and life. Readers seeking to understand the roots of Protestant biblical interpretation, or simply to hear a towering intellect meditate on creation, will find here a text that rewards careful attention.