# Luther's German New Testament (Septembertestament) is printed at Wittenberg

Date: 1522

## The fact

In September 1522 the German New Testament translated by [Luther](/people/martin-luther) was printed at Wittenberg, the Septembertestament, with Cranach workshop images. This is a book-trade event after the Wartburg stay.

## Context

Erasmus's Greek New Testament is the scholarly base. Luther's German is the public machine. Melanchthon and others helped; Luther is the named translator.

## Evidence and sources

Surviving 1522 copies and luther.de/Gutenberg records establish the edition. They do not establish literacy rates for 1523. Wikipedia is not used as a causal source.

## Significance

Largest improving path: vernacular scripture in print.

## What is established and what is not

Established: 1522 German NT. Not established: that every household owned one. Confidence high on the edition.

The event remains dated 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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 1522-09-01. Martin Luther's documented role is: He translated the New Testament into German at the Wartburg and Wittenberg; printers issued the September 1522 edition. A printed German New Testament made scripture a lay reading object, the core education-access path of this life. 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-september-testament-1522