“In burning the New Testament they did none other thing than I looked for; no more shall they do, if they burn me also, if it be God”
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William Tyndale
William Tyndale was an English Biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution. He translated much of the Bible into English and was influenced by the works of prominent Protestant Reformers such as Martin Luther.
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culture · English biblical scholar, translator, and reformer (1494–1536) · theologian · linguist · translator · writer · Bible translator · Christian reformer · scholar · priest · Protestant reformer · also William Tyndale, William Tynsdale, Tindale, William Tindall, Tyndale, Wyllyam Tyndale
Born 1494 · Died 6 October 1536 · Q219639
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three books were subsequently published as one volume: in these it can be seen that the discussion on heresy revolves around the contents of three other books Tyndale had written on topics like justification by faith, free will, the denial of the soul, and so on. See Latomus
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2026· 5 entries
“three books were subsequently published as one volume: in these it can be seen that the discussion on heresy revolves around the contents of three other books Tyndale had written on topics like justification by faith, free will, the denial of the soul, and so on. See Latomus”
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“s Church. This was the first instance of advocating the divine right of kings in England (sometimes mistakenly attributed to the Catholic Church). The book came into the hands of King Henry VIII, providing a rationale for breaking the Church in England away from the Catholic Church in 1534. In 1530, Tyndale wrote The Practice of Prelates, opposing Henry”
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Belfast News Letter: Thought for the week: William Tyndale’s first English New Testament
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Sharper Iron: Tyndale at 500: Part 2 – ‘Singularly Addicted’
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2019· 1 entry
Christianity Today: William Tyndale: Recommended Resources
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2016· 1 entry
Christianity Today: William Tyndale: Early Reformer & Bible Translator
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2013· 2 entries
Linguist David Crystal made a transcription and a sound recording of Tyndale's translation of the whole of the Gospel of Matthew in what he believes to be the pronunciation of the day, using the term "original pronunciat
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BBC Two aired a 60-minute documentary The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England, written and presented by Melvyn Bragg
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2011· 1 entry
BYUtv produced a documentary miniseries, Fires of Faith, on the creation of the King James Bible, which focused heavily on Tyndale's life
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2007· 1 entry
The 2-hour Channel 4 documentary, The Bible Revolution, presented by Rod Liddle, details the roles of historically significant English Reformers John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, and Thomas Cranmer
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2002· 1 entry
Tyndale was placed 26th in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons
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2000· 1 entry
Provides a collect proper to 6 October (Lesser Festival), beginning with the words:
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1994· 1 entry
After the Society had moved their offices from London to Swindon, the window was reinstalled in the chapel of Hertford College in Oxford
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1913· 1 entry
By Friends of the Trinitarian Bible Society of London and the Belgian Bible Society
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1911· 1 entry
For the British and Foreign Bible Society by James Powell and Sons
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1866· 1 entry
On a hill above his supposed birthplace, North Nibley, Gloucestershire
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1536· 4 entries
Died 1536-10-06.
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“He threatened me grievously, and reviled me.”
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“I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God's Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me.”
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“I defie the Pope and all his lawes. If God spare my life, ere many yeares I wyl cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture, than he doust.”
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1494· 1 entry
Born 1494.
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