Commonplaces: Loci Communes

JM · Mar 11, 2023

Any thoughts on this edition?

Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521: Melanchthon, Philip, Preus, Christian: 9780758644459: Books - Amazon.ca

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I want to build my collection of Lutheran works and thought this might be a good translation.

Yours,

jm

Shane R · Mar 14, 2023

That edition is fine. Both of the volumes Concordia has in print are well done. The question with Melancthon becomes which revision of the book you want. That's the first. I tend to think, as with Cranmer, Erasmus, and really anyone from that period who reworked their material the later editions are to be preferred. On my shelf I've got the 1559:

JM · Mar 14, 2023

Shane R said:
That edition is fine. Both of the volumes Concordia has in print are well done. The question with Melancthon becomes which revision of the book you want. That's the first. I tend to think, as with Cranmer, Erasmus, and really anyone from that period who reworked their material the later editions are to be preferred. On my shelf I've got the 1559:
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Thank you for pointing that out I didn't notice it was the first, earlier edition. I would love to buy editions from Concordia but they are just too expensive so I'm looking at editions from more affordable sources.

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