In 1526, William Tyndale printed his English New Testament in Germany. It had to be smuggled into England from there. Its influence on the English language and on the publication of the King James bible in 1611 was immense. He has been reckoned as second only to Shakespeare as having an impact on the English language. And he is a local lad!
Tyndale was determined that all English folk should be able to read the New Testament – and in English, not in Latin. His was the famous quote to a supercilious cleric: ““If God spare my life, ‘ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plow shall know more of the Scriptures than thou dost!”
We are really fortunate in having Neil Rees come to talk on his favourite subject. As you can imagine, the Chairman of the Tyndale Society is somewhat in demand in this 500th anniversary year. I am sure you will find his talk informative and entertaining.