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Books : The New Testament: Tyndale Bible, 1526 New Testament - Original Spelling Edition

from: British Library Publishing Division


Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 225 EAN: 9780712346641 ISBN: 0712346643 Label: British Library Publishing Division Manufacturer: British Library Publishing Division Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 576 Publication Date: June 15, 2000 Publisher: British Library Publishing Division Sales Rank: 218224 Studio: British Library Publishing Division	Average Rating: List Price: £15.00 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £13.99 You Save: £1.01 ( 7%) Prices subject to change.
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- The First Modern English Book
In 1526 the English language was undergoing the "great vowel shift" and changing from the language of Chaucer (for whom we need a translation) to Shakespeare. At that time there was almost no English literature (Chaucer was an exception) and the general scholarly opinion was that English was too crude to say important things in. For such things the literate man needed Latin!

There was also great intellectual excitement, with the flames of the new learning being fanned by widespread ... Read More

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- Read aloud
Great bible version to read aloud. Try it in a mock Scottish accent, it works a treat! Compares well with modern translations (e.g. ESV, NIV, TNIV) and makes a refreshing alternative. Thank God for Tyndale.

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- lovely
Be warned - it's a bit unwieldy for quick reference, so have an easier version to hand if you are doing Bible study. Otherwise amazing.

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- Review of the first all modern English Bible
I purchased this Bible from the British Library as they published it for the 2000 millennium. It was a careful rewrite of the 1526 edition with corrected spellings taken from the 1536 edition. One problem for the modern reader is that there are no verses only chapter headings. It is therefore difficult to match verse by verse with other translations. The spelling is original but well worth reading. One helpful tip; Tyndale was a Gloucestershire man so try reading aloud in a Gloucestershire accent and ... Read More

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- All Bible readers should have a copy.
Good fun to read aloud and get the intonation of the sixteenth century and a different slant to the meaning.

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