Exploring and explaining the creation narrative could not be entrusted to more capable hands than Martin Luther. Armed with knowledge of the original biblical languages, assisted in this regard by capable scholars, he possessed the ability to consult more than just the Latin translations available at the time, but more particularly the foundational texts. Additionally, his knowledge of early church fathers and even secular philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato gave him unrivaled insight into the nature of the Genesis account of creation and the fall.