William Tyndale

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A Biography

By David Daniell

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William Tyndale

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This biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew. It discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual and social implications of his immense achievement.

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This major biography traces the dramatic life of William Tyndale, the first person to translate the Bible into English from the original Greek and Hebrew, and discusses the profound religious, literary, intellectual, and social implications of his immense achievement. Tyndale's masterful translation, which gave the laity access to God, formed the basis of all English bibles, including the King James Bible, and made significant and lasting contributions to the English language.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300068801

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 February 2001

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 19 b-w illus.

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 381g

Pages: 456

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Biography & Memoir David Daniell Non-Fiction Political Biographies Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

David Daniell is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of London. He is the editor of Tyndale's New Testament (ISBN 0 300 04419 4, ?25.00* or 0 300 06580 9 pb. ?10.95*) and Tyndale's Old Testament (ISBN 0 300 05211 1, ?30.00*), both available from Yale University Press. He is an Honorary Fellow of both Hertford and St. Catherine's Colleges, Oxford, and chairman of the William Tyndale Society, which has members worldwide.