The New Testament
by Tyndale, William, Tyndale Society, Daniell, David, Cooper, William R.
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This biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the Greek and Hebrew. It discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual and social implications of his immense achievement.
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: …