Church-Postil·
Church Postil
The Church Postil was the book that Dr. Marin Luther was most satisfied with, above all his books.
A few versions of The Church Postil are in the public domain and can be read online for free.
Here is an overview of the best online sites:1
The best site for searching
The best web site for searching after words, strings and phrases is Luther's Works who have the Church Postil split up in to parts, one with the Gospels and one with the epistels.
| Format | Note | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| md | Gospels | luthers-works.vercel.app |
| md | Epistels etc. | luthers-works.vercel.app |
Church Postil on other web sites
| Format | Domain | Language |
|---|---|---|
| html | martinlutherpostil.com | Eng, De & Nl |
| www.lutheranlibrary.org | Eng | |
| html/pdf | www.lutherdansk.dk | Eng & Da |
Church Postil split up in 6 parts
In English translation.
| Part | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advents Postil | -- |
| 2 | Christmas Postil | -- |
| 3 | Lent Postil | Epiphany -> |
| 4 | Summer Postil | Easter -> |
| 5 | Trinity Postil I | Early Autumn |
| 6 | Trinity Postil II | Late Autumn |
Danish translation
Cand.theol Finn B. Andersen is the author of a Danish version of the Church Postil, which is not very readable on mobile devices. That is why the editor of this page was driven to create a mobile-friendly web app, which also includes a very good search engine.
| Format | Note | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| html | Cand.theol. Finn B. Andersen | www.lutherdansk.dk |
| html/md | Md-format on github | kirkepostille.vercel.app |
Footnotes
- You can also use the Table on the Search page and search for Church-Postil, to find the best overview of the Church Postil on net. But Walch Edition 2 on luthers-works is the best of all, and it's searchable as said above. ↩