Luther

Jay Adkins JAdkins264 at aol.com
Sat Feb 27 08:41:52 EST 1999


On 02/24/99, ""Steven Cox" <scox at Mail.Sparkice.COM.CN>" wrote:
> I would be interested in any references where Luther discusses [his] Greek
> text relating to his translation work.
> 
> Also if anyone knows of a CD-Rom with the works of Luther, either in German
> or English
> Best regards
> Steven

I just got this from Ted Olsen, assistant editor of Christian History Mag.

"When Fortress Press's new CD-ROM, "Martin Luther: Exploring his life and
times," came to the CH offices, I was ready to simply shelve it with our 
other
"multimedia" history discs we have; most of which simply throw together
public-domain documents, easily accessible over the Internet, into a 
clunky
browser.

Not this CD. The emphasis here is on spending time getting to know Martin
Luther and his world, not just finding out what year he became a doctor of
theology (1512, in case you were wondering). The backbone of the CD is a
narrative of Luther's life by Helmar Junghans, a Lutheran pastor and 
Luther
scholar at the University of Leipzig, Germany. The text is linked to 
thousands
of images, documents, timelines, maps, musical compositions, and other 
such
"extras" that turn a search for a quick fact into a delightful hour-long
excursion.

Other options on the CD include listening to an actor read from Luther's
sermons and writings, and special sections on travel, the printing press,
purgatory, and other themes.

My favorite area of the CD, though, is "Martin Luther: The Film." It's an
animated film of Luther's life--historically accurate, but very, very 
funny.
The narration is sincere, but whoever animated it was obviously a big 
Monty
Python fan. I can honestly say that I learned about Luther and had mighty 
good
laugh or two while doing so.

The project was sponsored by IBM Deutschland in 1996 to commemorate the 
450th
anniversary of Luther's death. Last year Fortress Press released it in
English. But even though that sounds like it should look like three-year 
old
technology, this is years ahead of any similar product on the market that 
I've
seen. The creators deserve praise for a truly innovative and entertaining
history product. It's the first informational CD I've used that's truly as
enjoyable as a good book--maybe more so.

Fortress Press is selling it for $39, and you can order it by calling
1-800-328-4648. It works on both Macintoshes and PCs, and the system
requirements are astoundingly low for such a genuinely multimedia 
product."

Thought you may also be interested in this CD even though it is not exactly 
what you were asking for.

Jay Adkins



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