Martin Luther - priest, theologian and Bible translator (b. November 10, 1483 – d. February 18, 1546). Or you could bill him thus: Martin Luther - notorious polemic, heretic, leader of revolt. It all depends on your perspective.
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Today we remember the historic act of confrontation that occurred on 31 October in 1517, when Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses of Contention into the church door at Wittenberg. Many people cite this act as the primary starting point of the Protestant Reformation… though a number of others before him had put their lives on the line in order that the everyday pew-filler might have access to God’s word in the language they understood best.
Martin Luther went on to be the first person to translate and publish the Bible in the commonly-spoken dialect of the German people; a translation more appealing than previous German Biblical translations. His translation of the Bible also helped to develop a standard version of the German language and added several principles to the art of translation.
Bible translators worldwide continue to make God’s word accessible to those who do not have it in their mother tongue. Today over 350 million people are still waiting for any Scripture in their own language. There’s still more to do, and you can join in with what God has been doing for hundreds of years – making himself known through the words of the Bible. Here’s how.
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