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William Tyndale

William Tyndale. first man to print the New Testament in the English language first person to use Gutenberg’s movable-type press for printing the scriptures in the English language fluent in eight languages frequently referred to as the “Architect of the English Language” . William Tyndale.

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William Tyndale

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  1. William Tyndale • first man to print the New Testament in the English language • first person to use Gutenberg’s movable-type press for printing the scriptures in the English language • fluent in eight languages • frequently referred to as the “Architect of the English Language”

  2. William Tyndale • Probably born at North Nibley, England—1494 • died at Vilvoorden, Belgium, Oct. 6, 1536 • Thought to have translated New Testament at Wittenberg with aid of Martin Luther • His work is basis for nine-tenths of KJV and very largely that of the English Revised Version of 1885

  3. William Tyndale • betrayed by a friend, the agent either of Henry VIII or of English ecclesiastics or possibly of both • arrested and imprisoned in the castle of Vilvoorden for over 500 days • tried and convicted for heresy and treason in unfair trial • strangled and burnt at the stake in prison yard

  4. William Tyndale • last words were, "Lord, open the king of England's eyes." • three years later King Henry VIIIpublished English “Great Bible”

  5. Tyndale’s Contributions to English • Tyndale, translating from Hebrew and Greek did not borrow as much from Latin as Wycliffe. • coined words from Dutch, Germanic, and French sources • Jehovah • Passover • scapegoat • beautiful • ungodly

  6. Tyndale’s Contributions to English • "let there be light," (Gen. 1) • "my brother's keeper," (Gen. 4) • "the salt of the earth," (Matt. 5) • "the powers that be," (Rom. 13) • "a law unto themselves," (Rom. 2) • "the salt of the earth," (Matt. 5) • "filthy lucre" (1 Tim. 3) • "fight the good fight"(1 Tim. 6)

  7. Tyndale’s Bible

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