- TYNDALE, William
- (1494-1536)English BIBLE translator who was burnt at the stake after torture for his attempts to give the BIBLE to ordinary people.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
TYNDALE, William
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TYNDALE, WILLIAM° — (c. 1490–1536), English Bible translator and religious reformer. An Erasmian humanist, Tyndale began work on a new, vernacular Bible in 1520, but met so much opposition from his fellow churchmen that he had to seek refuge on the Continent, where… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Tyndale, William — (c. 1494 1536) English Reformation scholar and Bible translator William Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, probably in 1494. He won a B.A. in 1512 from Magdalen Hall (now part of Hertford College) at oxford University and… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
TYNDALE, William — (c. 1490 1536) William Tyndale was a translator of the English Bible, Protestant evangelical Reformer, and martyr. Sometimes known as William Huchyns, he was born near Gloucestershire, an area with a history of Lollard sympathies. He received a… … Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
Tyndale, William — (c. 1494 1536) Biblical Scholar. Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire and he was educated at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He became convinced that the only way to dispel the ignorance of lay people was to translate the New… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Tyndale, William — ▪ English scholar born c. 1490–94, near Gloucestershire, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1536, Vilvoorde, near Brussels, Brabant English biblical translator, humanist, and Protestant martyr. Tyndale was educated at the University of Oxford and… … Universalium
Tyndale, William — Born in England, 1494; executed for heresy near Brussels, 1536. He made the first English translation of the Greek NT and later of the Hebrew Pentateuch. It greatly influenced the phraseology of the AV. A complete copy of the first edition of… … Dictionary of the Bible
Tyndale,William — Tyn·dale also Tin·dal or Tin·dale (tĭnʹdl), William. 1494? 1536. English religious reformer and martyr whose translation of the New Testament was the basis of the King James Bible. * * * … Universalium
Tyndale, William — ► (¿1494 1536) Eclesiástico inglés. Tradujo la Biblia a la lengua inglesa … Enciclopedia Universal
Tyndale, William — (1484? 1536) Translator of the Bible, belonged to a northern family which, migrating to Gloucestershire during the Wars of the Roses, adopted the alternative name of Huchyns or Hychins, which T. himself bore when at Oxf. in 1510. After… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Tyndale — Tyndale, William … Enciclopedia Universal
