This book chronicales William Tyndale's life, work and death as a Christian martyr. Tyndale translated and printed the first New Testament in English in 1525 and a revised edition in 1535. The 1525 New Testament caused wrath from Cardinal Wolsey who suppressed the New Testament and commanded that it be collected and burned. Later Tyndale was tried as a heretic for translating the Bible and was sentenced to death. His last words were "Lord, open the King of England's eyes.
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This book chronicales William Tyndale's life, work and death as a Christian martyr. Tyndale translated and printed the first New Testament in English in 1525 and a revised edition in 1535. The 1525 New Testament caused wrath from Cardinal Wolsey who suppressed the New Testament and commanded that it be collected and burned. Later Tyndale was tried as a heretic for translating the Bible and was sentenced to death. His last words were "Lord, open the King of England's eyes.
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