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Article: The forgotten author of the English Bible; Tyndale's genius was buried by the King James Version.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 25, 2003
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Byline: Thomas D'Evelyn
In his editions of Tyndale's Bible and a biography in 1994, David Daniell leaves no doubt about the significance of William Tyndale, a Protestant who was condemned as a heretic, strangled, and burned outside Brussels in 1536. His crime? He translated the Bible into English.
Opening Tyndale's Bible one experiences deja vu. What sounds typical and original in the King James Version, published decades after Tyndale's death, came from Tyndale: "Let there be light"; "Fight the good fight"; "the spirit is willing." The list is very long and the point beyond dispute: Tyndale is the master of the English Bible.
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