Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions is a remarkable achievement in Lutheran publishing. In 800 beautifully presented pages, the reader will find helpful introductions, insightful notes and annotations, and helpful tools and guides to aid reading and comprehension. The dramatic history and heroic persons associated with the various documents in the Lutheran Confessions are brought to life. There are more than 115 black and white and 31 full-color plates illuminating the text of the Confessions.

The second edition offers several significant improvements including

An expanded timeline and general index.

Enhanced page layout features and design elements

New essays in the introduction which provide an overview of the textual issues and history of the Lutheran Confessions

A summary of the nature and meaning of the Church's commitment to the Lutheran Confessions.

TheBook of Concord is the authoritative collection of the Lutheran Church’s statements of faith. It contains documents which Lutheran Christians have used since the sixteenth century to explain, defend, and advance their witness to the truth of God’s Word.