Tyndale, Erasmus, and the Early English Reformation

This essay reconsiders the relationship between William Tyndale, the English reformer and bible translator, and Erasmus of Rotterdam. Modern Tyndale biographers have distorted their account of this relationship because of their commitment to interpreting events associated with Tyndale through a hagi...

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Main Author: Rankin, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Erasmus studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-170
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBF British Isles
Further subjects:B William Tyndale Erasmus bible hagiography history of reading printing
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This essay reconsiders the relationship between William Tyndale, the English reformer and bible translator, and Erasmus of Rotterdam. Modern Tyndale biographers have distorted their account of this relationship because of their commitment to interpreting events associated with Tyndale through a hagiographical lens. The essay reviews evidence of Tyndale’s knowledge of Erasmus’ writings and argues that Tyndale used Erasmus to support his positions, but also differed from him when occasion demanded. Diglot bibles printed from the 1530s to c. 1550 paired Tyndale’s and Erasmus’ bible translations beside each other and thereby established an interpretation that has endured into modern times.
Contains:In: Erasmus studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18749275-03802001