WE WILL NOT FORGET HIM

1536: On October 6, William Tyndale, who translated the first English Bible, is executed for heresy in Vilvoorde, the Netherlands.

Stop the presses!

TSJ43 is out--packed with fascinating and absorbing historical coverage, commentary and analysis of Tyndale and his contemporaries, featuring recent Reformation documentaries. If you have any questions, contact the editor Neil Inglis at lordstarlink@gmail.com.

A feeling faith, thanks to Tyndale

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?id=42120

Key quote: "Tyndale, convinced that English men and women needed to hear God's Word in their own language, published in 1526 the first English New Testament translated from the Greek text. Throughout the 10 years of ministry that followed, he often spoke of "feeling" -- a term he used in his earliest translation of Romans 5.

In this passage, the apostle Paul writes that we have peace with God because we are justified by faith. Moreover, by God's grace we have hope. In fact, faith gives us hope even amid tribulation. For this reason, we should rejoice in suffering. After all, Paul writes, suffering produces perseverance, which produces "feeling." At least, "feeling" is the term that Tyndale used to translate a Greek word, dokimen, rendered elsewhere as "experience," "character" or "proven character" (Romans 5:1-4)."

Gregory Cromwell and other Cromwell descendants

http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2014/01/queen-elizabeths-parliamentary-diarist.html

Key quote: "Thomas Cromwell, third and youngest son of Gregory Cromwell and Elizabeth Seymour, had not only the given name, but also the exhaustive work ethic and obviously high intellect of his magnificent grandfather. A Parliamentary member of the House of Commons for five consecutive terms from 1571 to 1589, Cromwell represented first Fowey in 1571, then Bodmin from 1572 to 1581, from there Preston in 1584, and finally Grampound from 1586 to 1588. The Fowey, Bodmin and Grampound appointments were secured almost assuredly through William Cecil, while the Preston appointment came through Ralph Sadler."

Servetus in Arizona

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20140118/LIFESTYLE/301180035/Church-Briefs

Key quote: "The story of Michael Servetus and the development of Unitarian Universalism will be told in a series of videos, “Long Strange Trip,” by Ron Cordes set to begin Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mountain Home, 401 E. Ninth St.

When John Calvin burned Servetus at the stake in 1553, he ignited the flame that ultimately led to the rise of theology long suppressed by the Council of Nicea. The theology Servetus championed was the forerunner of the rise of Unitarianism.

Servetus also was a scholar and physician who first recognized the path of blood in pulmonary circulation. The story of Servetus and the survival of what was thought to be the last copy of his book is told in “Out of the Flames” by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone."

William Tyndale mentioned in the NYT Review of Books!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/books/review/nick-hornbys-ten-years-in-the-tub-and-more.html?_r=0

The NYT carries a review of A LITTLE HISTORY OF LITERATURE
By John Sutherland
Yale University, $25. 

Key quote: "The Bible chapter centers on William Tyndale, for example, imprisoned and executed for heresy, whose early translation of the New Testament, banned in England, would become the foundation for the King James Bible published in 1611: “It has been estimated that 80 percent of the King James Version is verbally unaltered from Tyndale’s translation of 80 years earlier.”

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Light Such a Candle

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/scriptorium/2010/10/martyrdom-of-latimer-and-ridley Remembering Ridley and Latimer.

Cats and Heresy in Medieval Europe

http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/02/why-cats-were-hated-in-medieval-europe/

Again off-topic, but of interest to those who study heresy and persecution.  It's worth remembering that Chaucer portrays a pampered and recognizably modern domestic pussycat.

Reading the Bard aloud, and in contemporary pronunciation

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/william-shakespeare/10372964/Shakespeare-read-in-Elizabethan-accent-reveals-puns-jokes-and-rhymes.html

This is a trifle off-topic, but many Tyndalians are passionate Shakespearians. This story also ties in with the recent release of the British Library's recording of the Gospel according to Matthew (by WT).

WT -- we remember

On this date:

In 1536, English theologian and scholar William Tyndale, who was the first to translate the Bible into Early Modern English, was executed.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/05/4533092/today-in-history.html#storylink=cpy

William Tyndale comes to Columbia Tennessee

http://columbiadailyherald.com/sections/lifestyles/features/david-teems-discuss-‘tyndale’-oct-3-maury-county-library.html

Tyndale biographer David Teems discusses his book on WT at the Maury County library (TN).  Key quote:

"It was an outlawed book, a text so dangerous “it could only be countered by the most vicious burnings, of books and men and women.” But what book could incite such violence and bloodshed?

The year is 1526. It is the age of Henry VIII and his tragic Anne Boleyn, of Martin Luther and Thomas More. The times are treacherous. The Catholic Church controls almost every aspect of English life, including access to the very Word of God. And the church will do anything to keep it that way.

Enter William Tyndale, the gifted, courageous “heretic” who dared translate the Word of God into English. He worked in secret, in exile, in peril, always on the move. Neither England nor the English language would ever be the same again.

With thoughtful clarity and a reverence that comes through on every page, David Teems shares a story of intrigue and atrocity, betrayal and perseverance.This is how the Reformation officially reached English shores — and what it cost the men who brought it there.

For more information about the program, contact Adam Southern at the Maury County Library at (931) 375-6508."

Brave men coldly slain -- remembering the life and achievements of Michael Servetus

http://interlitq.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/on-anniversary-of-birth-of-michael-servetus-neil-langdon-inglis-reflects-on-a-mind-of-agile-ferment-and-wonder-cruelly-snuffed-out/

TSJ Editor Neil Langdon Inglis is featured in issue 20 of trailblazing literary magazine "The International Literary Quarterly" -- read Neil's profile of Tyndale's Spanish contemporary Michael Servetus!  Further details at the above link and at www.interlitq.org. The life of Servetus is regularly discussed in ILQ, and a major paper on the subject of MS's birthplace and multiple names is planned for TSJ 43, scheduled for later this year.  Watch this space!

Calling all Tyndalians around the globe!

I, Neil Inglis, editor of the Tyndale Society Journal (TSJ), have great news to share -- the latest bumper edition of the Journal (TSJ42) is winging its away, hot off the presses, to all four corners of the globe. It's packed with news and comment of vital import to all those who revere the memory and achievements of this brave and truly remarkable man! Please contact me at lordstarlink@gmail.com if you have any queries. Best wishes, Neil.

HuffPost on TC

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivien-hoexter/learning-about-strategy_b_3728316.html

HuffPost casts its appraising eye on Cromwell's career.

The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lW-eLzkHk4

Melvyn Bragg's acclaimed documentary on Tyndale, now up on youtube.  Bragg goes overboard where Henry VIII is concerned; yet Bragg's proficiency at presentation, his ability to construct a cogent and compelling narrative, and his keen eye for visuals will bring the WT story to vast new audiences. Thumbs up!

William Tyndale appears in the Daily Telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/10213813/Adam-Thirlwell-on-five-of-the-best-translations-of-translations.html

WT mentioned in DT article.

Tyndale Bible -- original-pronunciation recording of Matthew's Gospel

http://shop.bl.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/_ISBN_9780712351270/-/Tyndale's-Bible%3A-Saint-Matthew's-Gospel-(audio-CD)

Read in the original pronunciation by David Crystal. Sound clip available on this page (may take a while to load). *This recording is now available from the British Library's site.*

Tyndale Society titans featured in Bible documentary on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RubxnoTeL_M

Watch out for appearances by David Daniell, Diarmaid MacCulloch, and Guido Latre in this fascinating documentary entitled "Battle for the Bible." Liev Schreiber provides his usual professional narration.  Execution sequences are a bit more graphic than you might expect...

The Devil's Words -- an earlier Tyndale documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKr3wxi8ZrY&list=PL5VJRRfocQ5dJUUXqOVFPALWqXE75-xys

Diarmaid MacCulloch featured in Tyndale documentary (here split up into small segments in the old youtube style).