William Tyndale: Pioneer of the English Bible Translation ๐✝️
By Jude Obuseh William Tyndale (/หtษชndษl/; sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494 – October 1536) was an influential English biblical scholar and linguist, who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation. Renowned for translating most of the Bible into English, Tyndale was significantly influenced by prominent Protestant Reformers, including Martin Luther. ๐ Tyndale's translation was groundbreaking: it was the first English Bible to draw directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, the first to leverage the printing press, and the first of the new English Bibles of the Reformation. Moreover, it was the first English translation to use Jehovah ("Iehouah") as God's name, as preferred by English Protestant Reformers. This translation posed a direct challenge to the hegemony of the Catholic Church and the laws of England that supported the church's dominant position. Born around 1494, Tyndale's early education equipped him...