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His ruling passion was a simple one: he wanted to render the defining texts of his age and culture—the Old and New Testaments—in an accurate English translation which even “the boy that driveth the plough” could grasp.
1 posted on 12/28/2008 6:56:33 PM PST by GSP.FAN
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2 posted on 12/28/2008 7:17:08 PM PST by Mercat (God doesn't call me to be successful. God calls me to be faithful. Mother Teresa)
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Ping to read later


3 posted on 12/28/2008 7:49:09 PM PST by Alex Murphy ( "Every country has the government it deserves" - Joseph Marie de Maistre)
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He and Caxton are responsible for establishing irregular spelling conventions that bedevil school kids and foreigners learning English to this day.


6 posted on 12/28/2008 9:09:17 PM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: GSP.FAN

Tyndale was a hero plain and simple. A pox on those who advocated suppression of the scriptures from the common man.


7 posted on 12/28/2008 10:27:10 PM PST by ColdSteelTalon (America land soon to be of the enslaved...)
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8 posted on 12/29/2008 8:37:22 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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