''Table Talk'' (german: Tischreden) is a collection of

Martin Luther Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...

's sayings around the dinner table at

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, Luther's home, but also at other times and locations, such as walks in the garden or notes taken while on journeys. It is based on notes taken by various students of Luther between 1531 and 1546. It was compiled by

Johannes Mathesius Johannes Mathesius (June 24, 1504 – October 7, 1565), also called Johann Mathesius or John Mathesius, was a German minister and a Lutheran reformer. He is best known for his compilation of Martin Luther's '' Table Talk'', or notes taken of ...

, J. Aurifaber, V. Dietrich, Ernst Kroker, and several others, and published at

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in 1566. Mathesius spoke enthusiastically of the privilege of eating with Luther and hearing him converse. Earlier notetakers had written down only the serious remarks of Luther, but Mathesius also wrote down the facetious or even damaging remarks, a sign of the increasing reverence in which Luther was held.

Contents of the Table talk in the ''Weimarer Ausgabe''

* WA TR 1. Tischreden aus der ersten Hälfte der dreißiger Jahre (''i.e. from the first half of the 1530s'') :Nr. 1–656: Veit Dietrichs Nachschriften :Nr. 657–684: Nachschriften Nikolaus Medlers :Nr. 685–1231: Veit Dietrichs und Nikolaus Meddlers Sammlung * WA TR 2. Tischreden aus den dreißiger Jahren (''i.e. from the 1530s, continued'') :Nr. 1232–1889:

Johannes Schlaginhaufen Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

s Nachschriften :Nr. 1890–1949:

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s Sammlung :Nr. 1950–2802b: Die Sammlung von

Konrad Cordatus Konrad Cordatus or Conrad Cordatus (1480-1546) was a preacher and Protestant reformer in Niemegk who severely attacked Philipp Melanchthon, German reformer and collaborator with Martin Luther, during his sojourn in Tübingen in 1536. See also * ...

(Erste Hälfte) * WA TR 3. Tischreden aus den dreißiger Jahren (''i.e. from the 1530s, continued'') :Nr. 2803a–3416: Die Sammlung von

(Schluß) :Nr. 3417–3462: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Cord. B." :Nr. 3463a–3463h: Tischreden aus der Handschrift Zwick. :Nr. 3464a–3464p: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Wolf. 3231."A manuscript with table talk which was found in a library in

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. :Nr. 3465–3659:

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s und

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s Nachschriften aus den Jahren 1536 und 1537 :Nr. 3660–3682: Tischreden aus dem 1. Abschnitt der Handschrift "Math. L." :Nr. 3683–4201: Anton Lauterbachs Tagebuch auf Jahr 1538 * WA TR 4. Tischreden aus den Jahren 1538–1540 :Nr. 4202–4318: Tischreden, die in der Sammlung B. und in der Handschrift Khum. ins Jahr 1538 dadiert werden. :Nr. 4319–4719: Anton Lauterbachs Tagebuch aufs Jahr 1539. :Nr. 4720–4756: Tischreden, die in der Sammlung B. ins Jahr 1539 dadiert werden. :Nr. 4757–4857: Die Sammlung Khummer. :Nr. 4857a–4857p: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Dresd. 1. 423" und aus dem 7. Abschnitt der Handschrift Math. L. :Nr. 4858–5341: Nachschriften von

1540. * WA TR 5. Tischreden aus den Jahren 1540–1544 :Nr. 5342–5378: Tischreden aus dem Jahre 1540, die wahrscheinlich nicht von Johannes Mathesius nachgeschrieben sind. :Nr. 5379–5603: Kaspar Heydenreichs Nachschriften aus den Jahren 1542 und 1543 :Nr. 5604–5658: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Clm. 937".Manuscripts 'Clm.' are in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich. :Nr. 5659–5675: Hieronymus Besolds Nachschriften 1544 :Nr. 5676–5749: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Clm. 943". :Nr. 5750–5790: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Clm. 939". :Nr. 5791–5824: Tischreden der Handschrift "Bav." und "Oben." :Nr. 5825–5889: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Luth.-Mel." :Nr. 5890–5941: Tischreden aus der Handschrift "Wolf. 3232" :Nr. 5942–5989: Tischreden aus Georg Rörers Handschriftenbänden. :Nr. 5990–6507: Tischreden aus Anton Lauterbachs Sammlung "B." * WA TR 6. Tischreden aus verschiedenen Jahren, aus Johannes Aurifabers Sammlung (''i.e. from various years from the collection made by Johannes Aurifaber'') :Nr. 6508–7075: Tischreden aus Johannes Aurifabers Sammlung (Abkürzung: FB) (''i.e. Table talks from the collection made by Johannes Aurifaber (abbreviation: FB)'')

References

External links

*''D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Tischreden''. 6 vols. Weimar: Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, 1912–21.
''Table Talk''
Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
''Luther's Table Talk; or, Some choice fragments from the familiar discourse of that godly man''
ed. & trans. Charles Heel et al. London: A. & R. Spottiswoode. 1832
''Luther's Table Talk: A Critical Study''"> ''Luther's Table Talk: A Critical Study''
New York: Columbia University Press, 1907. from

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''Table Talk''
London: Religious Tract Society. *Chronological catalog of Luther's life events, letters, and works with citations, 478 pages, 5.45 M
LettersLuther4.doc
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