The Luther Bible was a German translation by Martin Luther to make it more accessible to the common people, a task he began alone in 1521 during his stay in the Wartburg castle. His New Testament translation was published in September 1522 and in collaboration with Johannes Bugenhagen, Justus Jonas, Caspar Creuziger, Philipp Melanchthon, Matthäus Aurogallus, and George Rörer, the whole Bible in 1534. Luther worked on refining the translation for the rest of his life. The Luther Bible contributed to the emergence of the modern German language and is regarded as a landmark in German literature. The 1534 edition was also profoundly influential on William Tyndale's translation [1], a precursor of the King James Bible.[2]
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