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Who among the following English transports of the Bible was burnt to death for his beliefs, however, he is remembered for his careful and important work on translation?

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A

John Wycliffe

B

William Tyndale

C

Miles Coverdale

D

King James

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Correct Answer :

Option B

William Tyndale

Solution :

The correct option is William Tyndale.

William Tyndale was a prominent English scholar and theologian who played a leading role in the Protestant Reformation. He is highly celebrated for his translation of the Bible into English, which was the first English translation to draw directly from the original Greek and Hebrew texts.

At the time, translating the Bible into the common vernacular (English) without church authorization was strictly illegal and viewed as heresy. Because of this, Tyndale fled to continental Europe, where he continued his translation work and secretly printed copies of the English New Testament to be smuggled back into England.

In 1535, Tyndale was betrayed by an associate, arrested near Brussels, and imprisoned. He was tried and convicted of heresy, and in October 1536, he was strangled and his body was burnt at the stake. Despite his execution, his careful and precise translation work laid the foundation for the English Bible, heavily influencing the famous King James Version that was published decades later.

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