The Works of William Tyndale, 2 Volumes
The Works of William Tyndale, 2 Volumes
William Tyndale is justly best remembered as a Bible translator. During the last eleven years of his short life he published three editions of the complete New Testament, the Pentateuch, the book of Jonah, and a few other parts of the Old Testament. He may well have left behind him in manuscript form a translation of the Old Testament’s historical books from Joshua to 2 Chronicles, which was published as part of ‘Matthew’s Bible’ in the year following his martyrdom. In the last letter from his pen, we see him zealous to make progress with the translation of the Old Testament, as languishing in his final imprisonment he requests that his ‘Hebrew Bible, Hebrew grammar, and Hebrew dictionary’ be granted to him.
There is little doubt that Tyndale could have translated the whole of the Bible into English if he had given himself exclusively to that work. But alongside the work of translation he felt it was necessary to contend earnestly for the Reformed faith and so he threw himself into several of the key theological controversies of the times. For this ‘Apostle of England’ the Bible must not only be translated, its teachings also must be expounded and applied in a practical way. To such work of exposition and application Tyndale gave himself with a passion, and in so doing not only proved himself a master of true biblical interpretation, but has left to posterity works of lasting value.
Contents
VOLUME ONE: ADVERTISEMENT Life of William Tyndale A Pathway into the Holy Scripture, 1525-32 The Parable of the Wicked Mammon, 1527 The Obedience of a Christian Man, 1527-8 A brief declaration of the Sacraments, 1536 Epistle to the Reader; subjoined to his first published version of the New Testament, 1526 Preface that he made before the five books of Moses, 1530 Prologue to the book of Genesis, 1530 A Table expounding certain words in the first book of Moses, called Genesis A Prologue into the second book of Moses, called Exodus A Table expounding certain words of the second book of Moses A Prologue into the third book of Moses, called Leviticus A Prologue into the fourth book of Moses, called Numeri A Prologue into the fifth book of Moses, called Deuteronomy A Table expounding certain words of the fifth book of Moses, called Deuteronomy Prologue to the Prophet Jonas, 1531 Prologue upon the Gospel of St Matthew, 1525 Gospel of St Mark Gospel of St Luke Gospel of St John Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, 1526 first Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians second Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians first Epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians second Epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians first Epistle of St Paul to Timothy Prologue upon the second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy Epistle of St Paul to Titus Epistle of St Paul to Philemon Epistle of St Paul to the Hebrews Epistle of St James first Epistle of St Peter second Epistle of St Peter three Epistles of St John Epistle of St Jude An exposition upon certain words and phrases of the New Testament VOLUME TWO: PROLOGUE to Exposition of St Matthew’s Gospel Exposition of Chaps. v. vi. and vii. of St Matthew’s Gospel Introductory notice to exposition of first Epistle of St John Prologue to the same Exposition of the first Epistle of St John Marginal notes on first twenty-one chapters of St Matthew’s Gospel Introductory notice to Practice of Prelates Preface to the Practice of Prelates The Practice of PrelatesEndorsement
‘A reprint of this kind is no mere archaeological curiosity; one who was so intensely a man of the Bible as Tyndale was speaks to more ages than his own, and in the following pages we shall find that he has much to say to us, if we pay heed to what we read.’
—F.F. BRUCE