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(迦拉太书评述)
CommentaryontheEpistletotheGalatians
byMartinLuther
TranslatedbyTheodoreGraebner
PREFACE
ThepreparationofthiseditionofLuther'sCommentaryonGalatianswasfirstsuggestedtomebyMr.P.J.Zondervan,ofthefirmofpublishers,inMarch,1937.Theconsultationhadthetwofoldmeritofdefinitenessandbrevity.LutherisstillthegreatestnameinProtestantism.WewantyoutohelpuspublishsomeleadingworkofLuther'sforthegeneralAmericanmarket.Willyoudoit?
Iwill,ononecondition.
Andwhatisthat?
TheconditionisthatIwillbepermittedtomakeLuthertalkAmerican,'streamline'him,sotospeak--becauseyouwillnevergetpeople,whetherinoroutsidetheLutheranChurch,actuallytoreadLutherunlesswemakehimtalkashewouldtalktodaytoAmericans. |
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