What was the significance of Luther's German Bible?

Ted asks about why Martin Luther's translation of Scripture into German was so important. Rod talks about how Luther came up with the German language he ended up using in his translation, for whom it was intended, its effect on the German culture at large, and most importantly how it affected the Christian laity. SHOW NOTES: https://www.1517.org/articles/luthers-german-bible Support the show - https://www.1517.org/donate https://www.1517.org/videos/talks-with-dad-rod Explore more 1517 podcasts - https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ === https://gab.com/talkswithdadrod https://tv.gab.com/channel/talkswithdadrod https://www.facebook.com/talkswithdadrod/ https://twitter.com/TalkswithDadRod https://www.instagram.com/talkswithdadrod/ Talks with Dad Rod playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJDWGbhcNf-kTljFKeMHg3j1qqDsV3LGR Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nexMCmbEAcM