William Tyndale (1494–1536)

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Executed by strangulation, thereafter his body burnt at the stake.

HIS ‘CRIME’ – translating the Bible into English so that it could be read by ‘ordinary’ people.

 

Image: In The Public Domain – taken from From: Foxe’s Book of Martyrs

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Want to learn more about William Tyndale:

• Tyndall Society Home Page
• BBC History

In these days of the Internet, access to numerous translations of the Bible has never been so easy.

See, for example:

• BibleGateWay

There are many ways to use BibleGateWay; for example – you may listen to various translations of the Bible being read by different people. At St Mary’s we use the New International Version (UK) Edition – read by Actor David Suchet [perhaps known to many as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s famous detective]

• Start at the very beginning – Genesis, Chapter 1

you may prefer

• Matthew, Chapter 1

or maybe you seek an opportunity for quite reflection

• Our Daily Bread