Matthew's Bible / A Facsimile of the 1537 Edition / Combining the Translations of William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale / Edited by Jonh Rogers

Description:

The Matthews Bible brings together the work of two giants of sixteenth century English Bible Translation. William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale shared a vision of making the scripture available to ordinary believers concerned that their authority might be undermined in a time when kings and clerics alike opposed translating them into English.

William Tyndales New Testament (1526) was the first English Translation made from the original language, and it made the most of the emerging English tongue.

Knowing neither Hebrew nor Greek, Myles Coverdale consulted Latin, English and German sources to guide his work. The vocabulary of Tyndale, John Wyclif, and other appears in the Coverdale Bible (1535) which was the first complete Bible in English.

John Rogers combined Tyndales and Coverdales texts supplying some translation work of his own to create Matthews Bible. It was attributed to a fictitious Thomas Matthew, concealing the inclusion of Tyndales text so King Henry VIII would license the volumes publication. So popular became the Matthews Bible that bishops were encouraged to order copies for their parishes.

Dr. Joseph W. Johnson is a lifetime member of the Tyndale Society, and has served as North American Representative for the Society.

Features:

• Facsimile of an excellent copy of the 1537 Matthews Bible
• Features clear, legible type throughout (marginal commentary is in smaller type)
• Authoritative new preface
• Great for Bible collectors and anyone interested in the history of the English Bible

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