Luther's Works, Volume 25: Lectures on Romans

When Luther was prevailed upon to write a preface to the projected complete edition of his Latin writings in 1545, about a year before his death, he took the opportunity to review the high points of his career—to show that he really never had the time and talent to produce literature worth preserving, that in publishing these works he was now merely yielding to his friends' argument that his works would be published in any case, if not with his cooperation, then possibly by men who had no real understanding of them. That was one thing. But in that preface Luther also implored the reader of his Latin writings "for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself to read those things judiciously, yes, with great commiseration". With Luther's lectures on the Epistle to the Romans he had a splendid opportunity to share with his students the great find of his life, "that place in Paul which was for me truly the gate of Paradise."

General Introduction vii
Introduction to Volume 25 ix
Glosses 1
CHAPTER ONE 3
CHAPTER TWO 15
CHAPTER THREE 25
CHAPTER FOUR 35
CHAPTER FIVE 43
CHAPTER SIX 50
CHAPTER SEVEN 57
CHAPTER EIGHT 67
CHAPTER NINE 79
CHAPTER TEN 88
CHAPTER ELEVEN 95
CHAPTER TWELVE 104
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 109
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 113
CHAPTER FIFTEEN 119
CHAPTER SIXTEEN 128
Scholia 133
CHAPTER ONE 135
CHAPTER TWO 171
CHAPTER THREE 194
CHAPTER FOUR 255
CHAPTER FIVE 285
CHAPTER SIX 308
CHAPTER SEVEN 322
CHAPTER EIGHT 344
CHAPTER NINE 379
CHAPTER TEN 404
CHAPTER ELEVEN 421
CHAPTER TWELVE 433
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 468
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 485
CHAPTER FIFTEEN 509
Indexes 525