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[[image:kaseyharris/tyndale.jpg align="right"]]**__Early Life of William Tyndale__**
William Tyndale was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1494. He studied at the University of Oxford and Cambridge. In 1521 he was ordained as a priest and returned to Gloucestershire to serve as a chaplain.

__**Problems With the Church**__
Tyndale beleived that people should be able to read the bible in their own language. People mainly associated this idea with Martin Luther though. Indstead, Tyndale worked on translating the New Testement into English.

__**Contributions**__
Tyndale visited Martin Luther in Wittenberg, Germany. Tyndale was able to get his translation of the New Testement into print in the year 1525. The Roman Catholic church denounced his work and accused him of heresy. He then went into hiding and began to translate the New Testemnet from Hebrew to English.

**__How Tyndale fits into the Reformation__**
Tyndale fits into the time of the Reformation because in May of 1524 he started to translate the New Testement, which was strictly forbidden back then, under the advisment of Martin Luther. He was also able to get the New Testement printed and sent out to the masses.

__**Timeline**__

 * 1494 (approx.) || Tyndale born near Gloucestershire, England ||
 * 1512 || Receives B.A. from Oxford University ||
 * 1515 || Receives M.A. from Oxford University ||
 * 1519 (approx.) || Attends Cambridge University ||
 * 1521 || Employed at Little Sodbury Manor ||
 * 1523 || Moves to London and requests permission from Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall to translate Bible to English—denied ||
 * 1524 || Visits Hamburg and [|Wittenberg] ||
 * 1525 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Begins printing New Testament at Cologne ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1526 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prints entire New Testament in [|Worms]; sends to England ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1527-1528 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writes The Parable of the Wicked Mammon and The Obedience of a Christian Man ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1529 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prints translation of Pentateuch ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1531 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prints translation of Jonah ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1531 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sir Thomas Moore begins writing against him ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1535 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Betrayed by Phillips, arrested in Antwerp, imprisoned in Vilvoorde ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1536 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strangled and burned in Brussels ||



**__Quotes By William Tyndale__** > > > > >
 * 1)  Christ made the bread the sacrament of his body only: wherefore as the bread is no similitude of his blood, so am I not bound or ought to affirm, that his blood is there present.
 * 1)  Neither was there any heresy, or diversity of opinion, or disputing about the matter, till the pope had gathered a council to confirm this transubstantiation: wherefore it is most likely that this opinion came up by them of latter days.
 * 1)  No more doth it hurt to say that the body and blood are not in the sacrament.
 * 1) My overcoat is worn out; my shirts also are worn out. And I ask to be allowed to have a lamp in the evening; it is indeed wearisome sitting alone in the dark.
 * 1) If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy who drives the plough to know more of the scriptures than you do

__**The Works of William Tyndale**__
[|Tyndale's Preface] - Bible-researcher.com [|Complete Arber ed., 1871] - Google Books [|Complete Dabney ed., 1837] - Google Books [|Complete] - Project Gutenberg
 * //The New Testament// (1526)**

**//Five Books of Moses, Called the Pentateuch// (1580)** [|Complete Momber ed., 1884] - Google Books [|Complete] - Project Gutenberg

[|Tyndale's Preface] - Michael Marlowe [|Complete] - Michael Marlowe [|Complete] - Fire for the Ploughman
 * //A Prologue Unto the Epistle of Paul to the Romans// (1526)**

**//The Obedience of a Christian Man// (1528)** [|Complete Russell ed., 1831] - Google Books

**//The Parable of the Wicked Mammon// (1528)** [|Complete Russell ed., 1831] - Google Books

**//The Practice of Prelates// (1530)** [|Complete Russell ed., 1831] - Google Books [|Complete Walter ed., 1849] - Google Books

[|Complete Walter ed., 1850] - Google Books
 * //An Answer Unto Sir Thomas More's Dialogue// (1531)**

[|The Prologue, Russell ed., 1831] - Google Books
 * //The Prophet Jonas// (1531?)**

[|Complete Walter ed., 1849] - Google Books
 * //The Exposition of the First Epistle of St. John// (1531)**

[|Complete Walter ed., 1849] - Google Books
 * //An Exposition Upon the V. VI. VII. Chapters of Matthew// (1533?)**

[|Complete Walter ed., 1850] - Google Books [|Complete Russell, ed. 1831] - Google Books
 * //The Supper of the Lord// (1533?)**

[|Complete Walter ed., 1848] - Google Books [|Complete] - Fire for the Ploughman
 * //A Brief Declaration of the Sacraments// (1533)**

[|Complete Walter ed., 1850] - Google Books [|Russell, ed. 1831] - Google Books
 * //The Testament of Master William Tracy Esquire,//**
 * //expounded by William Tindall and Jho[n] Frith// (1535)**

**Other Works**

[|Specimens of Tyndale's Translations] - Google Books

[|Tyndale's Letter from Prison] - Bible-researcher.com

**__Test Questions__**

 * 1) What was the major problem Tyndale had with the church? (read bible in own language)
 * They wouldn't give him an indulgence
 * Tyndale beleived people should be able to read the bible in their own language
 * They were persecuting not enough people
 * They wouldn't let Tyndale be Pope
 * 1) What was one of the first peices of work Tyndale produced? (The New Testament)
 * The Prophet Jonas
 * The Obedience of a Christian Man
 * The New Testament
 * A brief Declaration of the Sacraments
 * 1) Why does William Tyndale fit into the Reformation?
 * He fits into the Reformation because he translated the New Testament into diffrent languages for people to read, which was forbidden back then.
 * 1) If Tyndale was ordained as a preist, why did he not follow the laws of the church?
 * He did not like the fact that people could not read the bible in their own language.

**__Citation__**
“English Bible History; William Tyndale.” //Greatsite.com//. N.p., Summer 2008. Web. 3 Nov. 2011. <http://www.greatsite.com/‌timeline-english-bible-history/‌william-tyndale.html>. “Historic Figures: WIlliam Tyndale.” //BBC//: n. pag. //Gale Biography in Context//. Web. 1 Nov. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/‌history/‌historic_figures/‌tyndale_william.shtml>. Jokinen, Anniina. “The Works of William Tyndale.” //Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature//. N.p.: n.p., 2006. N. pag. Print. “William Tyndale.” //Reformation TOurs//. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Nov. 2011. <http://www.reformationtours.com/‌site/‌490868/‌page/‌558815>. “William Tyndale Quotes.” //BrainyQuote//. N.p., Spring 2001. Web. 4 Nov. 2011. <http://www.brainyquote.com/‌quotes/‌authors/‌w/‌william_tyndale.html>.