(September 4, 2014 at 5:23 am)Michael Wrote: Though the story that Tyndale was killed for translating the bible into English is a neat little one; it doesn't fit the history of the time particularly well. Yes, he had to flee to work on the bible in English, but that was earlier.
I mostly enjoy your contribution here; however, I can't help but conclude that you are prone to historical revisionism for the sake of Christianity's image. Not long ago I ignored your assertion that Calvinists were responsible for the advent of journal writing even though it's easy to cite journals prior to the birth of Calvin himself.
Tyndale left England twice. The first was due to his unpopular work of NT translation, but we shouldn't gloss over the reason why Tyndale left England the second time; he couldn't learn Hebrew at home because of the Edict of Expulsion. This nasty blemish of the Christian complexion is unconcealable.
Let's assume for the sake of argument that your speculation regarding the motivation for Tyndale's demise is correct. What does it say about Christianity that heresy was the charge he was tried and convicted for?
