Peter D. S. Krey was born in Erfurt in 1943. He has an MDiv from Hamma School of Theology, Springfield, Ohio, and a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union at University of California, Berkeley (2001). He ministered in West Berlin (1971-1975) and in Coney Island, NY (1976-1992). With his brother, Philip D. W. Krey, he published　Luther’s Spirituality (2007), The Catholic Luther (2016), and The Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Romans 9-16 (2016). He was the first translator of Thomas Kaufmann’s A Short Life of Martin Luther (2016). Along with his son, Mark Krey, he is the composer of The Luther Musical, written to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

• Preface – Introduction and Preliminary Information – The Literary Genre of Luther’s Expanded Joseph Narrative – Introductory Exploration of Luther’s Themes – Theology of the Cross I – Outside Resources – Empathy Has to Do with Suffering, e.g., That of Jacob – In Depth Theology: Dreams, Prophesies, and Visions – Words That Enter the Heart – The Trinity and Luther’s Language of Sending – Bibliography – Index of Names – Index of Subjects – Bible References.

"Peter D. S. Krey offers a theologically expansive and polyvalent reading of Luther’s lectures on the last chapters of Genesis, the story of Joseph and his family in Egypt. Composed at the end of his days, the lectures were fully informed not only by Luther’s mature theology, but also by his own lifelong struggles with hopelessness and fear. Krey’s writing is lively, at times moving, his scholarship capacious. His book calls renewed attention to this most important work just when our own deeply troubled world needs it most."—Christine Helmer, Peter B. Ritzma Chair of Humanities, Professor of German and Religious Studies, Northwestern University

Peter D. S. Krey was born in Erfurt in 1943. He has an MDiv from Hamma School of Theology, Springfield, Ohio, and a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union at University of California, Berkeley (2001). He ministered in West Berlin (1971-1975) and in Coney Island, NY (1976-1992). With his brother, Philip D. W. Krey, he published　Luther’s Spirituality (2007), The Catholic Luther (2016), and The Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Romans 9-16 (2016). He was the first translator of Thomas Kaufmann’s A Short Life of Martin Luther (2016). Along with his son, Mark Krey, he is the composer of The Luther Musical, written to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

• Preface – Introduction and Preliminary Information – The Literary Genre of Luther’s Expanded Joseph Narrative – Introductory Exploration of Luther’s Themes – Theology of the Cross I – Outside Resources – Empathy Has to Do with Suffering, e.g., That of Jacob – In Depth Theology: Dreams, Prophesies, and Visions – Words That Enter the Heart – The Trinity and Luther’s Language of Sending – Bibliography – Index of Names – Index of Subjects – Bible References.

"Peter D. S. Krey offers a theologically expansive and polyvalent reading of Luther’s lectures on the last chapters of Genesis, the story of Joseph and his family in Egypt. Composed at the end of his days, the lectures were fully informed not only by Luther’s mature theology, but also by his own lifelong struggles with hopelessness and fear. Krey’s writing is lively, at times moving, his scholarship capacious. His book calls renewed attention to this most important work just when our own deeply troubled world needs it most."—Christine Helmer, Peter B. Ritzma Chair of Humanities, Professor of German and Religious Studies, Northwestern University

Peter D. S. Krey was born in Erfurt in 1943. He has an MDiv from Hamma School of Theology, Springfield, Ohio, and a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union at University of California, Berkeley (2001). He ministered in West Berlin (1971-1975) and in Coney Island, NY (1976-1992). With his brother, Philip D. W. Krey, he published　Luther’s Spirituality (2007), The Catholic Luther (2016), and The Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Romans 9-16 (2016). He was the first translator of Thomas Kaufmann’s A Short Life of Martin Luther (2016). Along with his son, Mark Krey, he is the composer of The Luther Musical, written to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

• Preface – Introduction and Preliminary Information – The Literary Genre of Luther’s Expanded Joseph Narrative – Introductory Exploration of Luther’s Themes – Theology of the Cross I – Outside Resources – Empathy Has to Do with Suffering, e.g., That of Jacob – In Depth Theology: Dreams, Prophesies, and Visions – Words That Enter the Heart – The Trinity and Luther’s Language of Sending – Bibliography – Index of Names – Index of Subjects – Bible References.

"Peter D. S. Krey offers a theologically expansive and polyvalent reading of Luther’s lectures on the last chapters of Genesis, the story of Joseph and his family in Egypt. Composed at the end of his days, the lectures were fully informed not only by Luther’s mature theology, but also by his own lifelong struggles with hopelessness and fear. Krey’s writing is lively, at times moving, his scholarship capacious. His book calls renewed attention to this most important work just when our own deeply troubled world needs it most."—Christine Helmer, Peter B. Ritzma Chair of Humanities, Professor of German and Religious Studies, Northwestern University