Martin Luther: Dass diese Wort Christi (das ist mein Leib) noch fest stehen. Germany 1527.
GkS 1391 4º

Title page with Melanchthon’s letter pasted in on the left	The front of Melanchthon’s letter	The back of Melanchthon’s letter

Fols. 44v-45r: Luther’s text

This is Martin Luther’s (1483-1546) own draft of one of his controversial pamphlets, written in 1527, about the Eucharist and the interpretation of the words of Jesus: “This is my body” – a central point for the Protestant reformers. In the front a letter to Luther from his close associate Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560) has been pasted in.

The manuscript: 21.3 x 15.8 cm.
The letter: 26 x 22.7 cm.

See more about the writings of Luther on the website of the Royal Library Luther and the Reformation in Denmark.

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