The Book of Concord by Theodore G. Tappert (Translator, Editor) - 1981: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

:This book is in very good condition. There is light wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards, and some wear around the edges, and slight bumping on the corners. The previous owners name stamped on the inside of the front cover board, and written on the first end page, The previous owners stamp is affixed to the first end page. The pages are beginning to yellow and tan. There is numerous underlining marks in pencil.

"The publication of a new translation of the Book of Concord has been made desirable, if not necessary, by a number of considerations. In the first place, in so far as every translation is an interpretation, the tremendous advances must be taken into account which have been made during the last generation in our understanding of the literary and historical backgrounds of the documents included in this book. In the second place, allowance must be made for the literary tastes of modern readers for whom the English style of earlier generations seems heavy, cumbersome, and sometimes almost unintelligible. In the third place, the needs of those who may use the volume must be considered by furnishing them with quick and easy reference, in both the introductions to several documents and the footnotes, to persons, events, literary citations, and other tools essential to understanding and study...." Foreword from The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church