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The Tyndale Bible (TYN) generally refers to the body of biblical translations by William Tyndale into Early Modern English, made c. 1522–1535. Tyndale's biblical text is credited with being the first Anglophone Biblical translation to work directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, although it relied heavily upon the Latin Vulgate and Luther's ...
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- John Wycliffe, Master Translator
- The Wycliffe Translation
- Luke 5:1–3
- The Revised Wycliffe Translation
- Popularity of The Wycliffe Bible
- Modern Reprints of The Wycliffe Bible
- Modern Facsimile of Wycliffe New Testament
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Due to the work of Gregory the Greek and the natural spread of Christianity westward from Rome, England converted to Christianity in the sixth and seventh centuries. Her people however, did not cry out for a copy of the Scriptures in their own tongue. Rather, the medieval Englishman viewed the Bible as only accessible to the learned or elite of soc...
During this period of unrest John Wycliffe (c1330–1384) appeared on the scene as the ‘man of the hour’. His evaluation of the religious climate convinced him of the need to turn to the Scriptures as the paramount rule of life. No longer was Scripture to be used as oracles; Scripture was to be obeyed. This meant, then, that everyone must have his ow...
The Translators.
Hargreaves suggests the aim of the Wycliffe translators was to establish a new and all-sufficient authority in opposition to the Church. Wycliffe and the Lollards appealed to ‘Goddis lawe’ and ‘Christis law’ as the source of authority rather than the Church which took an unbiblical stance on many issues. The Lollards further asserted that these laws were open to all men. As Wycliffe explained, ‘It seems first that the wit of Goddis law should be taught in that tongue that is more known, for t...
Wycliffe’s Sermons
1. . . . Christ stood by the river Genazereth, 2. And fisheris comen down to waishe therynne ther nettes; 3. And Christ wente up into a boot that was Symonis, and preiede him to move it a litel fro the lond, and he sate and taught the people out of the boot.
Early Version
1. . . . he stood bisydis the stonding watir of Genasereth, 2. And sygh twey boo tis stonding bisydis the stonding watir; sothli the fischeri had-den gon doun, and waischide nettis. 3. Sothli he stighynge in to a boot, that was Symoundis, preiede him to lede ayen a litil fro the land; and he sittinge taught the cumpanyes fro the boot.
Later Version
1. . . . he stood bisidis the pool of Genasereth, 2. And saigh two bottis stondynge bisidis the pool; and the fischeris weren go down, and waischiden her nettis. 3. And he went vp in to a boot, that was Symoundis, and preiede hym to lede italitil fro the loond; and he seet, and taughte the comapanyes fro the boot. Regardless of who actually translated the Old Testament, Wycliffe’s name became synonymous with the work. Archbishop Arundel, an avid opponent of Wycliffe, penned the following to P...
The Reviser.
Among Wycliffe’s friends was a devoted associate and schoJar named John Purvey (c1353–1428). Educated at Oxford, he became Wycliffe’s secretary at Lutterworth where Wycliffe was pastor. He was imprisoned for his Lollard activities in 1400 and released in 1401 after recanting under pressure. Two years later, he once again returned to the preaching of the Lollard doctrine. Perhaps Purvey has never received due credit for his labours. After all, Wycliffe’s version prepared the way for all future...
The General Prologue.
A long, general prologue accompanies the revision of the Wycliffe version. It contains fifteen chapters encouraging all men, princes, lords, justices, and common men to read the Law of God. The first nine chapters give an outline of Old Testament history; chapters 12–14 discuss the rules for interpretation used by Tichonius the Donatist; and chapter 15, the most important for our purposes, records the method used by the translator in his revision. It reads: For these reasons and other, with c...
The Date of the Prologue.
John Lewis first assigned the date of 1395 or shortly after for the writing of the Prologue. He noted several events mentioned in the Prologue that suggested this date: By the notice here taken of the University’s reviving, A.D. 1387 an old Statute, made about 1251, ‘that hereafter no one should be’ an Inceptor in Divinity unless he had first completed his Acts in the Liberal Sciences . . . . Feuds and bloody skirmishes betwixt the Northern and Sothern Scholars, in which a great many of both...
As one might expect, the arrival of a Bible in the English tongue was not embraced by all. The English Catholic Church’s opposition to a vernacular translation was predictable. The authority of the priests rested solely in the Church. The Church’s grasp on the laity depended on biblical ignorance. Therefore, they vehemently opposed Wycliffe’s trans...
The New Testament Translated Out of the Latin Vulgate by John Wiclif … About 1378 to Which Is Praefixt a History of the Several Translations of the H. Bible and N. Testament ….by John Lewis, London, John March, 1731. The earliest printed edition of the Wycliffe Bible was printed 349 years after the work of Wycliffe. John Lewis prepared the New Test...
The New Testament in English Translated by John Wycliffe MCCCLXXXII. Revised by John Purvey MCCCLXXXVIII.Sexcentenary Edition: First exact facsimile of the First English Bible with introduction by Donald L. Brake from Rawlinson 259, Portland, Oregon, International Bible Publications, 1986. This is the first exact facsimile of a Wycliffe Bible manus...
It needs to be remembered that Wycliffe’s influence on the reformation stands unquestioned. His views on the authority of the Roman Church, eucharist, and holiness of life, were just a few doctrines that earned him the title ‘Morning Star of the Reformation.’ His influence continued through his faithful followers called “the Lollards” and later thr...
Apr 2, 2022 · William Tyndale (l.c. 1494-1536) was a talented English linguist, scholar and priest who was the first to translate the Bible into English. Tyndale objected to the Catholic Church’s control of scripture in Latin and the prohibition against an English translation.
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- William Tyndale (l. c. 1494-1536) was a scholar, linguist, priest, and Reformer who was the first to translate the New Testament and part of the Ol...
- William Tyndale is famous as the first person to translate the Bible into the English language.
- Tyndale translated the New Testament into English but was executed before he could complete his translation of the Old Testament. Myles Coverdale c...
- William Tyndale was betrayed by Henry Phillips, a man he thought was his friend, and was convicted of heresy, strangled, and his corpse burned at t...
- The Tyndale Bible has influenced every translation of the Bible into English since Tyndale's death in 1536. The King James translation of 1611 draw...
- The Tyndale Bible is considered accurate and 84% of his New Testament and 76% of his Old Testament translation has been retained up through the pre...
The first complete Bible in English was published abroad, most likely in Antwerp, in 1535. Myles Coverdale (1488-1569), an Augustinian friar from Yorkshire educated at Cambridge, 'faithfully and truly translated [it] out of Douche [German] and Latin into English'.
Aug 10, 2022 · In this article, Ryan Leasure, gives the history of the English Bible. The Bible was originally written in Hebrews, Aramaic, and Greek
Oct 6, 2024 · It was Tyndale who first translated it into English as 'For God so loveth the world that he hath given his only son that none that believe in him should perish: but should have everlasting life'. On 6 October take a moment to recall William Tyndale, who gave us the modern English Bible.
Oct 2, 2024 · William Tyndale, English biblical translator, humanist, and Protestant martyr. He believed that the Bible alone should determine the practices and doctrines of the church. He translated the New Testament and parts of the Old Testament into English before being executed for heresy.
