Remembering The Appalling Death Of A Truly Great Christian.

This week in Christian history: Tyndale executed, ‘Just a Closer Walk With Thee’ recorded.

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, October 06, 2024

William Tyndale executed – Oct. 6, 1536.

A 19th century portrait of William Tyndale (c.1490-1536), a Protestant theologian best known for his work to translate the Bible into English. | Wikimedia Commons

This week marks the anniversary of when William Tyndale, a Protestant theologian best known for translating much of the Bible into English, was executed for his translation efforts.

Tyndale worked underground to translate the Bible into his native tongue, since, at the time, it was illegal in England to render Scripture into the vernacular. His work would later influence the phrasing of the 1611 King James Version of the Bible. CP.