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Heretic and hero; William Tyndale's efforts to translate the Bible into English resulted in his being martyred, garrotted and burned as a heretic.(Review)

From: The Evening Standard (London, England)  |  Date: 7/29/2002  |  Author: Nicholson, Adam

Byline: ADAM NICHOLSON

WILLIAM Tyndale, in a smaller and subsidiary way, is as extraordinary a figure as his hero and mentor Martin Luther.

Both men reshaped the languages they spoke, both introduced the scriptures to their peoples against the most violent opposition of state and church, both changed the world in which they lived and both suffered for the cause to which they had devoted their lives, Luther gripped by agonising stomach cramps after years of strain and ...

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