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William Tyndale (c.1494—1536)
Produced the first complete translation of the New Testament into English in 1525.In 1536 he was hanged and burned at the stake for heresy.
The impact of Tyndale's translation of the Bible continues to this day. Some of Tyndale's phrases are still in use today, including: 'the apple of his eye,' 'signs of the times,' 'broken-hearted,' and 'eat, drink and be merry.'
http://www.bartleby.com/81/18594.html
Bibliographic record.
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/writtenword/tyndale/tyndalelang.html
Context and influence of Tyndale, part of the "Changing Language" virtual exhibit by the British Library.
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/sacredtexts/tyndale.html
British Library page with a short history and a photograph of a page.
http://www.tyndale.org/
Includes information about the life, times, and work of William Tyndale in 16th century Europe, family genealogy, and development of the English language.
http://tyndalearchive.com/scriptures/wtt.htm
Brief article on his translation of the New Testament and Pentateuch, by Yale University Press.
http://jehovah.to/exe/translation/tyndale.htm
Article about the involvement of William Tyndale in the derivation of the English Bible.
http://www.thirdmill.org/files/english/html/ch/CH.h.Grisham.Tyndale.1.html
Background information and early biography, by Jules Grisham, with references.
http://www.thirdmill.org/files/english/html/ch/CH.h.Grisham.Tyndale.2.html
Later biography, with references, covering the period from 1524 to the end of his life, by Jules Grisham.
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