| | Originally, Tyndale sought the approval of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] authorities for his planned translation of the Bible; he went to London to meet with Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, a well-known scholar of [[Greek]] and [[Latin]]. Tunstall, however, held strongly to the Church's belief, held since the days of [[John Wyclif|Wyclif]], that to translate the Bible into English would be to make it vulnerable to all kinds of misreadings and disputes. Tyndale, however, was not discouraged, and with the help of patrons in [[London]] began his translation of the [[New Testament]], which he completed at [[Hamburg]] in 1524. According to some accounts, he visited [[Martin Luther]] at [[Wittenberg]], though there is no documentary evidence of their having met. In 1526, his [[New Testament]] was published in [[Worms]], at the time a Protestant stronghold, and copies were smuggled into England. Cardinal Wolsey, when he saw these books and learned of Tyndale's involvement, condemned him as a heretic and wrote out a warrant for his arrest. | | Originally, Tyndale sought the approval of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] authorities for his planned translation of the Bible; he went to London to meet with Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, a well-known scholar of [[Greek]] and [[Latin]]. Tunstall, however, held strongly to the Church's belief, held since the days of [[John Wyclif|Wyclif]], that to translate the Bible into English would be to make it vulnerable to all kinds of misreadings and disputes. Tyndale, however, was not discouraged, and with the help of patrons in [[London]] began his translation of the [[New Testament]], which he completed at [[Hamburg]] in 1524. According to some accounts, he visited [[Martin Luther]] at [[Wittenberg]], though there is no documentary evidence of their having met. In 1526, his [[New Testament]] was published in [[Worms]], at the time a Protestant stronghold, and copies were smuggled into England. Cardinal Wolsey, when he saw these books and learned of Tyndale's involvement, condemned him as a heretic and wrote out a warrant for his arrest. |
| − | Tyndale was betrayed by Henry Philips, a well-educated Englishman who had lost his inheritance due to his own [[gambling]] [[addiction]]. For more than a year the [[Roman Catholic Church]] had control of him, and allowed him to continue to translate the [[Old Testament]]. Ultimately he was then transferred to local authorities under the jurisdiction of the [[Holy Roman Emperor Charles V]]. [[King Henry VIII]] disliked Tyndale for opposing his divorce. | + | Tyndale was betrayed by Henry Philips, a well-educated Englishman who had lost his inheritance due to his own [[gambling]] [[addiction]]. For more than a year the [[Roman Catholic Church]] had control of him, and allowed him to continue to translate the [[Old Testament]]. Ultimately he was then transferred to local authorities under the jurisdiction of the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Charles V of Spain|Charles V]], who had previously presided over the trial of [[Martin Luther]]. [[King Henry VIII]], who disliked Tyndale for outspokenly opposing his divorce to Catherine of Aragon, and for opposing authority by the English monarchy over the church. |
| − | He was arrested and imprisoned in the castle of Vilvoorden, tried and convicted on charges of [[heresy]] that did not include translating the [[Bible]]. He was first strangled, and then burnt in the prison yard, Oct. 6, 1536. [http://www.swordsearcher.com/christian-authors/william-tyndale.html]
| + | Tyndale was arrested and imprisoned in the castle of Vilvoorden, tried and convicted on charges of [[heresy]] that did not include translating the [[Bible]]. Neither King Henry VIII nor Charles V intervenued. Tyndale was first strangled, and then burnt in the prison yard, Oct. 6, 1536. [http://www.swordsearcher.com/christian-authors/william-tyndale.html] |