http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/William_Tyndale.jpg Look at that handsome devil.
In our discussion of the beginnings of Journalism, and the spreading of the written word we mentioned William Tyndale. As discussed in class William Tyndale was one of the many that translated the Bible into English. We only briefly discussed him in class, but as I researched him a little bit more I found that he was a truly inspired man, who was obviously doing the Lord’s work during the time of apostasy. By translating the bible into the “middle-English” or the popular, yet highly disregarded, tongue at the time, he made the word of God accessible to everyone. Through his efforts the semi-tyrannical reign of the churches through the use of Latin/Greek to keep the masses ignorant, was effectively phased out.
Not only did this man dedicate himself to the written word, specifically the word of God, but he also gave his life for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wz2PUSmTEA
William Tyndale was betrayed and turned over to the authorities, who later tied him to a post, strangled him, almost to death, and then lit his body on fire.
While the religious connections are very easy to make, especially in a BYU class. What I find most important about William Tyndale’s achievements, are how he brought one of the most important written texts to the masses. Not only did he translate the bible into a language that was considered vulgar, but he also kept the Greek, Hebrew, and Latin phrasings and contextualization as to maintain the reverent language that was intended in the Bible.
William Tyndale was a great man, and did a lot to promote the written word.
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