Five hundred years ago, a book was smuggled into England that would change the country forever.
Public talk by Alec Ryrie on Tyndale for the 500th anniversary of the Tyndale New Testament.
William Tyndale’s English New Testament was printed in secret, banned by the authorities and distributed illegally across the country. Tyndale would ultimately pay with his life, but his work transformed how people encountered the Bible and left a lasting mark on English religion, politics and language.
In this special anniversary talk, leading historian Alec Ryrie traces the remarkable story of Tyndale and his New Testament, from its clandestine printing in Germany to its turbulent relationship with the Tudor monarchs who sought either to suppress it or claim it as their own.
The talk explores how one translator’s determination helped shape the King James Bible, inspired a worldwide tradition of Bible translation, and gave rise to the modern English language itself.
Date: Wednesday 29th July
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