Though he isn't as well known as Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli, Martin Bucer was a significant Reformer "who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices." I would like to get to know more about him and read some of his writings. Logos doesn't have anything by or about him except some various catena-type bits collected in the Reformation Commentary on Scripture and small biographical summaries of his life and work in encyclopedias and such.
I would like to see you try to get some of these:
By Bucer:
By Martin Bucer in Latin (Faithlife should commission translations if they've never been translated yet):
Martin Bucer in German (Faithlife should commission translations if they've never been translated yet):
About Bucer:
...and all of this was discovered because Calvin said in his Preface to his Commentary on the Psalms that Martin Bucer "had laboured in this field with such singular learning, diligence, fidelity, and success, that at least there was not so great need that I should put my hand to the work." So I was looking for Martin Bucer's commentary on the Psalms, if he had written one, and found all of this stuff instead. Oh, and I did finally find his commentary on the Psalms, published under a pseudonym. That sneaky fellow!
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Amazing that so little has been translated into English.
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Ooh, yes please, particularly Concerning the True Care of Souls.
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After you guys replied, I discovered (and edited my post above) that his Latin commentary on the Psalms has been translated into English. It was published under a pseudonym (Aretius Felinus) which is why I didn't find it before. I learned about it from this article.
The Psalter of David; by Aretius Felinus i.e. Martin Bucer. 1530. Translated from the Latin by George Joye. Introduction by G. E. Duffield. (Appleford, England: Sutton Courtenay Press, 1971)
But the cheapest used copy I can find available is £120.00! No thanks! But Logos should buy it (I think that might be the only copy available for sale in the world) and digitise it.
And yes, it's amazing that so little has been translated into English. A prime opportunity for Logos/Faithlife to further serious Reformation scholarship! I hope they're still into doing that even after their name change, which seems to be also kind of an identity change.
Is there any groups presently working on translating some of Bucer`s work to modern English? This would benefit the reformed faith resurgence in a great way
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Thank you I appreciate it
This is really a glaring hole in our library's. I hope Faithlife can acquire the rights to put together a collection of Bucer's work.
Surprised that Logos still seems to have nothing by Bucer?
Good day.
I have read somewhere that Martin Bucer's writing called 'Decardes' has been translated to read 'De Huysboeck'.
Where can I find a copy of De Huysboeck?
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Would also love to see any of these!
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I would also love to see some works of Bucer here, particularly Concerning the True Care of Souls!