William Tyndale :: essays research papers

     The smell over whelming in the air. The brunt flesh cast a shadow with the dark quite a little that the fire created. Some people cheered, some people cried, and yet others smiled greedily under hidden cloaks. The people of England had decided to burn one man that stood up and translated the bible from the original manuscripts into what we have today. William Tyndale cried out with his last breath, " O Lord, open the King of Englands eyes." The executioner first strangled Tyndale in order to keep him reticent about "his" word of God. William Tyndale has since become known as "The Father of the English Bible." Without Tyndale and his translation of the original manuscripts subsequently versions of the English bible would not be available.     William Hutchinson, later changed to Tyndale, was born around the date of 1494 AD. Tyndale had an exceptional gift of speaking over seven known languages. Tyndale attended Ox ford University and in 1512 he received his Bachelors Degree. After other three years at Oxford University Tyndale graduated with a Masters Degree. In order to support his education William Tyndale tutored students from the higher class society. Tyndale joined the group called "the blanched Horse Society." This group gathered together in order to discuss the teachings of Erasmus and Luther.      Then Tyndale was learned and well practiced in Gods matters, spared not to show unto them scarce and plainly his judgment, and when they at any time did vary from Tyndale in opinions, he would show them in the Book, and lay plainly before them the open and manifest places of the Scriptures, to refute their errors, and confirm his sayings. And thus continued they for a certain season, reasoning and contending together divers times, until at length they waxed weary, and bare a secret enmity in their hearts against him. As this grew on, the priests of the countr y, clustering together, began to grudge and storm against Tyndale, railing against him in alehouses and other places, affirming that his sayings were heresy and accused him secretly to the chancellor, and others of the bishops officers.      After a hardly a(prenominal) short years Tyndale left "the White Horse Society" and moved back home to teach children. Tyndale preached at Saint Austens Green which resided in trend of the Cathedral of Bristol. During Tyndales stay at home he caused a commotion that consisted charging him with heresy. All of this was due to the teachings of the "Lollardry.