William Tyndale – Bible Translator, Christian Martyr

More about William Tyndale and the
history of the English Bible:

1. History of translating the English Bible
2. History of William Tyndale and his Bible
3. Copies of Tyndale's Bible on the Web
4. Tyndale's other writings on the Web

====================================================== 1) History of translating the English Bible ======================================================

Diagram of translations from LXX through Tyndale to modern English (Looks better printed than in a browser. Set the printer to Landscape) http://www.threetwoone.org/diagrams/bible-editions-timeline.gif

Wikipedia encyclopaedia article Protestant viewpoint with 'corrections' and useful side articles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_English_Bible

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia article detailed Protestant viewpoint http://bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/3101 

1913 Catholic Encyclopedia a useful scholarly account with a different viewpoint http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/catholic/scriptures/articles.htm 

Bible Researcher detailed timeline with links to useful articles
http://www.bible-researcher.com/history2.html

History of the Bible exhibition at Los Angeles University Cathedral a detailed illustrated tour of Dr. Gene Scott's collection http://www.drgenescott.com/bibintro.htm

====================================================== 2) History of William Tyndale and his Bible ======================================================

Short Life of William Tyndale http://www.tyndale.org/DeCoursey/life.html 

Tyndale History Timeline http://www.williamtyndale.com/0reformationtimeline.htm 

Tyndale Encyclopedia Britannica (1911) http://www.bible-researcher.com/tyndale5.html 

Detailed Biography by Herbert Samworth http://www.solagroup.org/articles/historyofthebible/hotb_0004.html 

Detailed biography by Jules Grisham http://www.thirdmill.org/files/english/html/ch/CH.h.Grisham.Tyndale.1.html 

The Tyndale Society lots more information, publications and links http://www.tyndale.org/ 

====================================================== 3) Copies of Tyndale's Bible on the Web ======================================================

There are very few 'real' Tyndale Bibles left in the world:

Gold Room: Real Tyndale Bibles for sale? Treasures nevertheless. http://www.greatsite.com/ancient-rare-bibles-books/gold.html

British Library copy of Tyndale's 1525 NT (one of only two surviving) http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/tyndale.html 

Tyndale's original spelling text has recently become available, free. You can get it for a few programs. Others will probably follow soon.

The Sword Project for PC, Mac & Linux: http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModDisp.jsp?modType=Bibles 

BiblePlus & UniBible for Palm http://www.freewarepalm.com/religion/williamtyndalebible(biblereader).shtml  http://unbound.biola.edu/unibible/downloads.cfm 

====================================================== 4) Tyndale's other writings on the Web ======================================================

A Compendious Introduction to Romans nowhere on the Web

A Treatise of the Paternoster nowhere on the Web

The Testament of William Tracy nowhere on the Web

A Brief Declaration of the Sacraments full text at: http://www.williamtyndale.com/0sacraments.htm 

The Parable of the Wicked Mammon full text at: http://www.maranathamedia.com.au/Download/Books/The%20Parable%20of%20the%20Wicked%20Mammon.pdf 

A Pathway to Holy Scripture full text at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415969697/unionuniversity/ 

The previous text uses Amazon Search Inside, which requires that you apply for a free Amazon ID but you don't have to buy anything or get advertising emails. The following come from the same publication:

• The Practice of Prelates substantial excerpts at: Keywords: Practice of Prelates
• The Obedience of a Christian Man substantial excerpts at: Keywords: obedience of a Christian man
• An Answer unto Sir Thomas More's Dialogue substantial excerpts at: Keywords: Answer unto Sir Thomas
• An Exposition of I John substantial excerpts at: Keywords: exposition upon John
• An Exposition upon V, VI, VII Matthew substantial excerpts at: Keywords: exposition upon Matthew

The above links were compiled by:

/// Dr David Instone Brewer
dib Senior Research Fellow in Rabbinics and the New Testament
^ Tyndale House, 36 Selwyn Gardens, Cambridge, CB3 9BA, UK
\=/ David@Instone Brewer.com www.Instone Brewer.com