Tyndale New Testament-OE-1526 [Hardcover]

William Tyndale (Translator), David Daniell (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2008

The publication in 1526 of a modestly-priced pocket edition of the New Testament in English was arguably the most important single event in the history of the English Reformation. Between 1525 and 1535 Thomas Tyndale gave us the English Bible, translating the whole of the New Testament and half the Old Testament. His pocket-sized Bibles were smuggled into England, ruthlessly sought out by the Church, confiscated and destroyed. Tyndale himself was condemned as a heretic, strangled and burned outside Brussels in 1536. This volume is a complete facsimile of William Tyndale's pioneering translation of the New Testament from Greek into English, held at the British Library, and only one of the two last copies remaining in the world. The British Library produced an edition of the Tyndale Bible with original spelling but a modern typeface. It has sold over 10,000 copies and remains one of our most popular and well received titles.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

David Daniell is Chairman of the Tyndale Society and has written and lectured extensively on the Tyndale Bibles.He is author of William Tyndale: A Biography (Yale University Press 2001). --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 720 pages
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers (August 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598562908
• ISBN-13: 978-1598562903
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!!, September 19, 2008

By 

Conan (United States of America) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Tyndale New Testament-OE-1526 (Hardcover)

A great facsimile. I collect Bible facsimiles, and this is the very best. It is also wonderful that by far, it is the lest expensive. The reprodution is one of the very, very best that I have ever seen. Far better than ones costing hundreds of dollars. The fact that it is still one of the very best English translations ever done makes it all the much better. The above reviewer's statement that it is not clear is not correct, it is perfectly clear. Perhaps that reviewer is not use to old style Gothic type? This is the most important Bible that was ever translated and printed, and it is a miracle that we can still read and enjoy the very first early modern English Translation from the original Greek.
This Bible was originaly printed almost 5 hundred years ago, and it is still perfectly readable today. It is actualy in more modern English than the later King James Version. Indeed the KJV copied straight from this Bible into theirs.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic production at a bargain price, September 2, 2008

By 

Pål-espen Tørisen "ecruiter" (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Tyndale New Testament-OE-1526 (Leather Bound)

I have been seeking the 1976 Paradine facsimile for years, having seen copies offered for 2-3 thousand USD. And then this comes along: wonderful full color (Bristol handcolored copy)photographic facsimile in very nice leather binding with gilted pages.
Why cannot somebody do this for the 1535 Coverdale Bible as well? The one and only facsimile was made in 1972 by Dawson press - and very hard to get.
Update: Do yourself a favour, do not let the negative reviewer stop you from aquiring this gem. Trust the advice from us that are Bible collectors and now a superb facsimile when we see one. (The Tyndale NT was printed in black letter ("gothic")- as was the first King James Version).

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful New Testament, August 30, 2008

By 

S. R. Ricketts - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Tyndale New Testament-OE-1526 (Leather Bound)

This is a superb product exceeding the David Paradine edition of 1976. It has full color images of each page including the hand-written marginal comments. Well worth the price. The publishers are to be commended for making this most important New Testament available in its original form to everyone who loves the Bible.