William Tyndale

Name: William Tyndale
Brand: Yale University Press

Yale University Press

The dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew\""A massive contribution to the history of the Reformation in England.\""\u2014J. Enoch Powell, Times Higher Education Supplement William Tyndale (1494-1536) was the first person to translate the Bible into English from its original Greek and Hebrew and the first to print the Bible in English, which he did in exile. Giving the laity access to the word of God outraged the clerical establishment in England: he was condemned, hunted, and eventually murdered. However, his masterly translation formed the basis of all English bibles--including the \""King James Bible,\"" many of whose finest passages were taken unchanged, though unacknowledged, from Tyndale's work.\nThis important\n\nWilliam Tyndale\nA Biography\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price adver;