William Tyndale
Cuthbert Tunstall
The scholarly Bishop of London who turned Tyndale away, then bought up and burned his New Testaments.
De Haeretico Comburendo
The English statute of 1401, De heretico comburendo, authorizing the burning of heretics.
De Haeretico Comburendo
The English statute of 1401, De heretico comburendo, authorizing the burning of heretics.
From Catholicism to Christ
A guide for Christians seeking to speak with Roman Catholic family and friends with care, patience, and a clear grasp of the gospel.
From Catholicism to Christ
A guide for Christians seeking to speak with Roman Catholic family and friends with care, patience, and a clear grasp of the gospel.
Gospel Missions
How vernacular preaching, Geneva, early overseas efforts, and Reformation theology helped prepare the modern Protestant missionary movement.
Greek New Testament
How Erasmus’s printed Greek New Testament helped Reformers return to the sources and shaped the translations of Luther, Zwingli, and Tyndale.
Henry Phillips
The young Englishman who befriended William Tyndale in Antwerp and betrayed him to the emperor’s officers in 1535.
History of the Bible
A history of the Bible’s canon, transmission, ancient versions, medieval preservation, printing, Reformation translation, and modern abundance.
History of the English Bible
A concise history of the English Bible from Wycliffe’s handwritten translation through Tyndale, the Geneva Bible, and the King James Version.
Humphrey Monmouth
Humphrey Monmouth, the London merchant who sheltered and supported William Tyndale as he translated the New Testament into English.
Impact on Education
How the Reformation’s demand for biblical literacy produced schools, academies, parish education, and a broad Protestant commitment to learning.
James Bainham
A short biography of James Bainham (d. 1532), London lawyer of the Middle Temple who recanted under pressure, publicly repented with Tyndale’s New Testament in hand, and was burned at Smithfield.
Johannes Cochlaeus
The tireless polemicist who betrayed Tyndale’s first English New Testament at Cologne and wrote the hostile life of Luther that shaped Catholic memory for centuries.
John Frith
A biographical sketch of John Frith (1503–1533), Tyndale’s friend and fellow laborer, burned at Smithfield.
John Rogers
A brief biographical sketch of John Rogers (c. 1500–1555), Tyndale’s friend, editor of the Matthew Bible, and the first martyr of Queen Mary’s reign.
Law and Gospel
How the Reformation distinction between law and gospel clarifies Scripture, exposes sin, announces Christ, and directs the Christian life.
Maps
An index of Reformation maps tracing reformers’ journeys, major locations, regional movements, and important events across Europe.
Matthew’s Bible
The story of Matthew’s Bible of 1537, its hidden debt to William Tyndale, and John Rogers’s work as editor of the first authorized English Bible.
Myles Coverdale
Miles Coverdale, who gave the English-speaking world its first complete printed Bible.
Purity
How the Reformation located holiness after justification, joining sanctification to grace, union with Christ, faith, love, and daily repentance.
Recommended Resources
Recommended resources for Catholic readers who want to understand what the Protestant Reformers taught and why.
Recommended Resources
Recommended resources for Catholic readers who want to understand what the Protestant Reformers taught and why.
Reformers
Profiles of the Reformers, a Reformation larger than any one man, group, or movement.
Richard Bayfield
A short biography of Richard Bayfield (d. 1531), Benedictine monk of Bury St. Edmunds who became one of the boldest smugglers of Tyndale’s New Testaments into England and was burned at Smithfield.
Scripture Unsilenced
Five hundred years after the first printed English New Testament (1526): William Tyndale’s consuming conviction, Bibles in bales, the Word before the congregation, the cost, the prayer answered, and our stewardship today.
The Bible
An introduction to the Bible’s history, translation, transmission, and influence, with guides to major English Bibles and the Greek New Testament.
The Coverdale Bible
The story of Miles Coverdale and the first complete printed English Bible, published in 1535 from German and Latin sources.
The Enduring Word: A Call to Stewardship
A reflection on The Enduring Word documentary, God’s providence from William Tyndale to the English Standard Version, and our stewardship of Scripture today.
The Geneva Bible
The history, translation, notes, and enduring influence of the Geneva Bible of 1560, the study Bible of English Puritans and Pilgrims.
The King James Version
The making, translation method, publication, reception, and literary influence of the King James Version of 1611.
The Papacy
The papacy examined: Rome's claims for Peter and his successors, Matthew 16:18, the rise of the Roman see, papal infallibility, its corruptions, and the answer of Scripture and the Reformers.
The Papacy
The papacy examined: Rome's claims for Peter and his successors, Matthew 16:18, the rise of the Roman see, papal infallibility, its corruptions, and the answer of Scripture and the Reformers.
The Priesthood of All Believers
How the Reformation recovered the priesthood of all believers while preserving the pastoral ministry and Christ’s unique high priesthood.
Thomas More
The brilliant humanist and Lord Chancellor who wrote thousands of pages against Tyndale and Luther and prosecuted English evangelicals.
Translation of the Bible
Why Scripture must be translated, the choices translators face, major translation philosophies, textual questions, and guidance for choosing a Bible.
Tyndale’s New Testament
The story, Greek sources, theology, language, smuggling, and lasting influence of William Tyndale’s 1526 English New Testament.
Union with Christ
How union with Christ joins justification and sanctification as the double grace received by faith through the Holy Spirit.
Vocation
How Luther, Calvin, and Tyndale recovered ordinary callings as sacred service to God and neighbor flowing from justification by faith.
Where Christ Is Found
How Luther, Calvin, Tyndale, and the Reformation confessions identified the true church by Word, sacrament, and discipline.
Who?
Who brought about the Reformation: the men and women God raised up, and the God who raised them.
William Tyndale
A biography of William Tyndale (1494–1536): the plowboy vow at Little Sodbury, the first printed English New Testament, Bibles in bales, the burning of God’s Word, a bare text, betrayal at Antwerp, Vilvoorde, and the prayer answered.
William Tyndale’s Travels
An interactive chronological map of William Tyndale’s journey from Gloucestershire through exile, Bible translation, and martyrdom at Vilvoorde.
William Warham
The aged Archbishop of Canterbury who sought to destroy Tyndale’s New Testaments, tried Latimer, and yielded the royal supremacy “so far as the law of Christ permits.”
