# The complete Luther Bible is printed at Wittenberg in 1534

Date: 1534

## The fact

In 1534 Hans Lufft printed the complete German Bible associated with [Luther](/people/martin-luther)'s translation workshop. This is a completed Wittenberg book, not the 1522 NT alone.

## Context

Collaborators included Melanchthon and Jewish-language helpers for Hebrew. Luther is the public name and the theological editor.

## Evidence and sources

1534 Bible copies and catalogues establish the edition. They do not establish a national literacy census. Wikipedia is not used as a causal source.

## Significance

Education access at canon scale.

## What is established and what is not

Established: 1534 complete German Bible. Not established: sole linguistic authorship of every book. Confidence high on the edition.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

The event remains dated 1534-01-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He led the German Bible translation team; the 1534 Wittenberg Bible prints OT and NT together. A complete printed German Bible extended lay scripture access from the 1522 New Testament to the whole canon. Later Lutheran churches, later princes, and later national myth are not this event. The URLs named above are locators for this Fact only.

## People

- Martin Luther: https://factrail.ai/people/martin-luther

## Drivers

- Public Education Funding: https://factrail.ai/drivers/edu-public-education-funding

## Sources

- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/137
- https://www.luther.de/en/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/luther-complete-bible-1534