The Dawning of the New Tyndale Moment: ScripturePlus
Keywords
scripture access, biblical translation, William Tyndale
Abstract
Centuries ago the holy written words of God were only available to an elite class of scholars who carefully kept the masses from direct engagement with the written word. Only those who had specialized training in arcane languages, ideas, and theories could read the scriptures for themselves.
One man stood against this false and corrupting tradition of elitism.
One man gave away his life so that people worldwide could read the scriptures in their own language.
That man was William Tyndale, who famously was attributed saying, “If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plow shall know more of the Scripture than thou dost.”
For his efforts to translate the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew languages into English, Tyndale was burnt at the stake.
Original Publication Citation
The Dawning of the New Tyndale Moment: ScripturePlus, October 5, 2019.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "The Dawning of the New Tyndale Moment: ScripturePlus" (2019). Faculty Publications. 9962.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9962
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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