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William Tyndale
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William Tyndale was a male theologian, linguist, translator, and writer from the Kingdom of England. Born in Gloucester in 1494, he was educated at Hertford College. His professional focus included Christianity and Bible translation, and he wrote in the English language while also speaking Hebrew and Ancient Greek. He was affiliated with the Catholic Church and Protestantism.
Tyndale’s notable works include *The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ*, which was the first printed English New Testament, as well as *The Gospels: Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Wycliffe and Tyndale Versions Arranged in ..* and *Researchers Library of Ancient Texts - Volume IV : The Reformers*. He died in Vilvoorde on October 6, 1536, as a result of capital punishment involving strangling. His life and work have been described by sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Works
- 21
Top works
- Researchers Library of Ancient Texts - Volume IV : The Reformers
- The Gospels: Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Wycliffe and Tyndale Versions Arranged in ..
- The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
- The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
- The first printed English New Testament
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1494 , Gloucestershire , England
- Died
- October 1536 (aged 42), near Vilvoorde , Duchy of Brabant , Habsburg Netherlands
- Cause of death
- Execution by strangulation then burning
- Alma mater
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School , Wotton-under-Edge , Magdalen Hall, Oxford , University of Cambridge
- Years active
- 1521 to 1536
- Known for
- Translation of the Penteteuch and New Testament into Early Modern English
- Notable work
- Tyndale Bible
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Gloucester
- Place of death
- Vilvoorde
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Image
- Tyndale-martyrdom.png
- Work location
- England
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- date of death
- 1536-10-06
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- William Tyndale
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- William Tyndale
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- cause of death
- strangling
- name in native language
- William Tyndale
- date of birth
- 1494-00-00
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to William Tyndale, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
William Tyndale (/ˈtɪndəl/; sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494 – October 1536) was an English Biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation in the years leading up to his execution. He translated much of the Bible into English and was influenced by the works of prominent Protestant Reformers such as Martin Luther.
Tyndale's translations were the first English Scriptures to draw directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, the first English translation to take advantage of the printing press, the first of the new English Bibles of the Reformation, and the first English translation to use Jehovah ("Iehouah") as God's name. It was taken to be a direct challenge to the authority of the Catholic Church and of those laws of England maintaining the Church's position. The work of Tyndale continued to play a key role in spreading Reformation ideas across the English-speaking world.
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