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William Tyndale was the Captain of the Army of Reformers and was their spiritual
leader. Tyndale holds the distinction of being the first man to ever print the New
Testament in the English language. Tyndale was a true scholar and a genius, so fluent
in eight languages that it was said one would think any one of them to be his native
tongue. He is frequently referred to as the “Architect of the English Language”, (even
more so than William Shakespeare) as so many of the phrases Tyndale coined are still
in our language today.

4.4 Let’s Practice…

1. The science of ___________________reviews various copies to validate variances and to
identify which copy is correct.

2. When did the books of the Bible become part of the canon of Scripture?

3. What five books of the OT where disputed by the Jewish community and why?

4. By what year where all 27 books of the New Testament recognized as Scripture?

5. By 500 AD, the Bible was translated into many languages. Then the church made it illegal to be
written in any language but ______________________. Why did they do that?

6. During these years of history, the Bible was not read in the language common to most men’s
language. What was this period of history called?

7. Where was the true church located during these dark times?

8. The Bible was originally not divided into chapters and verses. When did this happen?

9. Who was the “Morning Star of the Reformation” and what did he do to merit that name?

10. Who was burned at the stake for claiming that the Bible should be written in the language of the
people?

11. Who is the person God used in history to create an invention that would disperse the Bible to
people all over the world?

12. What was the name of the Oxford professor who translated the Bible into English so the common
people could read God’s Word?

13. The great scholar _________________________ was moved by God to correct the errors of the
Latin Vulgate by using older and original Greek manuscripts.

14. The “Captain of the army of Reformers,” ________________________ was the first man to every
print the Bible into the English language.

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