One of Martin Luther’s greatest achievements was undoubtedly the German Bible, which brought to a nation of many dialects one modern language. Sequestered for his own safety under dire conditions, Luther translated the New Testament in just eleven weeks, followed in later years by his translation of the Old Testament. It was Luther’s desire that his translation reflect a “spoken” language as opposed to a more formal “written” German. He said: “We must ask the mother in the home, the children on