Comparison of Editions of Gerhard’s Loci
COMPARISON OF EDITIONS OF GERHARD’S LOCI
Title
Frankfurt/
Hamburg (1657)*
Cotta
(1762)
Preuss
(1863)
On the Nature of Theology (Exegesis)
E preface
E preface
Preface
On Holy Scripture (Exegesis)
E1
E1
1
On the Nature of God (Exegesis)
E2
E2
2
On the Most Holy Mystery of the Trinity (Exegesis)
E3
E3
3
On the Person and Office of Christ (Exegesis)
E4
E4
4
On Holy Scripture
1
1
On the Interpretation of Scripture
2
2
On the Nature of God
3
3
On the Three Elohim
4
4
On God the Father and His Eternal Son
5
4, part 2
On the Holy Spirit
6
5, part 3 [!]
On the Person and Office of Christ
7
5
On Creation and Angels
8
6
5
On Providence
9
7
6
On Election and Reprobation
10
8
7
On the Image of God in Man before the Fall
11
9
8
On Original Sin
12
10
9
On Actual Sins
13
11
10
On Free Choice
14
12
11
On the Law of God
15
13
12
On the Ceremonial and Forensic Laws
16
14
13
On the Gospel
17
15
14
On Repentance
18
16
15
On Justification through Faith
19
17
16
On Good Works
20
18
17
On the Sacraments
21
19
18
On Circumcision and the Paschal Lamb
22
20
19
On Holy Baptism
23
21
20
On the Holy Supper
24
22
21
On the Church
25
23
22
On the Ecclesiastical Ministry
26
24
23
On Political Magistracy
27
25
24
On Marriage, Celibacy, and Similar Topics
28
26
25
On Death
29
27
26
On the Resurrection of the Dead
30
28
27
On the Last Judgment
31
29
28
On the End of the World
32
30
29
On Hell, or Eternal Death
33
31
30
On Eternal Life
34
32
31
* The Jena ed. (1610) has the same enumeration, except that it lacks the Exegesis. Our edition follows this enumeration as well.