Written by Tyndale - The Man Who Gave God an English Voice
Read by Simon Vance
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Unabridged Tyndale: The Man Who Gave God an English Voice (UNABRIDGED)
by David Teems
Narrated by Simon Vance LENGTH: 9 hrs and 47 mins
AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE: 01-11-12
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Audiobooks Publisher's Summary
A beautiful literary tribute to William Tyndale, the poet-martyr-expatriate-outlaw-translator who gave us our English Bible The English Bible was born in defiance, in exile, in flight, and in a form of exodus, the very elements that empowered William Tyndale to bring the English scripture to the common citizen. Being “a stranger in a strange land,” the very homesickness he struggled with gave life to the words of Jesus, Paul, and to the wandering Moses. Tyndale’s efforts ultimately cost him his life, but his contribution to English spirituality is measureless. Even five centuries after his death at the stake, Tyndale’s presence looms wherever English is spoken. His single-word innovations, such as “Passover,” “beautiful,” and “atonement,” allowed the common man to more fully understand God’s blessings and promises. His natural lyricism shines in phrases like “Let not your hearts be troubled,” and “for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory.” Every time we say the Lord’s Prayer as it is written in the King James Bible, use the word “love” as it is written in 1 Corinthians 13, or bless others with “The Lord bless thee and keep thee, the Lord make his face to shine upon thee,” we are reminded of the rich bounty Tyndale has given us. Although Tyndale has been somewhat elusive to his biographers, Teems brings wit and wisdom to the story of the man known as the “architect of the English language,” the English Paul who defied a kingdom and a tyrannical church to introduce God to the plowboy. ©2012 David Teems (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
What the Critics Say
Praise for Majestie: The King behind the King James Bible: “Engrossing and entertaining…A delightful read in every way.” (Publishers Weekly) _______________ 00. Prologue: Do You Not Know Me? My Name Is Tyndale.
01. Translating Tyndale
02. Pandora's Jar
03. Table Talk
04. Language Is the Only Homeland
05. Author and Finisher
06. Farewell, Unhappy, Hopeless, Blasphemous Rome
07. It Was England to Him
08. The Mother of All Good Works
09. A Book for Me and All Kings to Read
10. Well Done
11. Mine Heart's Desire
12. A Troubled Fascination: William Tyndale and Thomas More
13. No Timid Friend to Truth
14. Talk Softly and Write One Ridiculously Long Book
15. The Medicine of Scripture
16. Now We See in a Glass Even in a Dark Speaking
17. Do Thou the Worst Thou Canst unto Me
18. And the Peace of God, Which Passeth All Understanding
19. Epilogue: Elegy
20. Appendix A: William Tyndale Time Line
21. Appendix B: First usage of words by William Tyndale
22. Appendix C: William Tyndale's letters to John Frith while Frith was confined in the tower