The New Testament was first published in 1522 and the complete Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments and Apocrypha, in 1534. This project absorbed Luther’s later years. Thanks to the recently invented printing press, the result was widely disseminated and contributed significantly to the development of today’s modern High German language.
Luther was born in Eisleben in 1483 and was baptised a Roman Catholic. He studied at the University of Erfurt, later describing it as ‘a beerhouse and a whorehouse’, even though the discipline was such that he was made to get up every day at 4.00am. He was awarded a BA and MA from…
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Pink's health began to decline in 1949, but he persevered with his Bible study, refusing to take any medicines that would interfere with his mental…
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In 1940, Hove was a target of German air raids, so Arthur and Vera Pink moved one last time. They settled on the Isle of…
The Pinks moved once more, now to the south coast of England in 1936. By this time, Pink was taken up entirely with his study…
