Fire in the Bones: William Tyndale--Martyr, Father of the English Bible

Rating:
Summary: Amazing story of a little appreciated man.
Review: William Tyndale is widely regarded as the "Father of the English Bible." Before his time, the Bible was only available in Latin. Common folk were not expected to understand the word of God. They were expected to get all their scriptural knowledge directly from the Church, who would them tell them what it meant. Seeking to know for themselves was heresy. Tyndale thought such practices were contrary to the will of God. He sought to make the Bible available to the common man in his own tongue--English.

It's hard to believe today, with the number of translations of the Bible out there, that at one time having a copy of the Bible in English would mean your death. The book opens with several people being burned at the stake for having a few verses in English. Sadly, it ends more or less with the death of Tyndale. But he had begun something that couldn't be stopped. Just a few years after his death, The Great Bible was in every parish in England--and it was in English. He was a man that filled a unique mission on earth.

This book will really make you appreciate how fortunate we are to be able to have the word of God.