William Tyndale A hero for the information age

The Economist. ^ | Dec 18 2008 | The Economist.

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AN EMERGING nation looks increasingly confident as a player on the world stage... China in the 21st century, contemplating the pros and cons of the internet? No, Tudor England, at the time when a gifted, impulsive young man called William Tyndale arrived in London..

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His ruling passion was a simple one: he wanted to render the defining texts of his age and culture—the Old and New Testaments—in an accurate English translation which even “the boy that driveth the plough” could grasp.

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Distant cousin.

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Ping to read later

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It’s a small world.
Tyndale another Luther.

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The Book for which Tyndale gave his life

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He and Caxton are responsible for establishing irregular spelling conventions that bedevil school kids and foreigners learning English to this day.

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Tyndale was a hero plain and simple. A pox on those who advocated suppression of the scriptures from the common man.

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Ditto..

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Ditto..

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Umm, Tyndale was killed by agents of Henry Tudor because he opposed Henry’s divorce and remarriage. He was seized in Antwerp, which was in the process of joining the Reformation...