Biographical Timeline of William Tyndale

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A timeline of William's Tyndale's accomplishments

• 1494 or 1495: Born in Gloucestershire County in England near the Welsh border.

• 1506: Entered Magdalen School in Oxford.

• 1512: Received Bachelor of Arts degree (Oxford).

• 1515: Received Master of Arts degree (Oxford).

• 1516: Entered University of Cambridge.

• 1521: Ordained to priesthood.

• 1522: Translated Erasmus' The Christian's Soldiers Handbook from Latin into English.

• 1524: Crossed the English Channel to Europe—most probably to Hamburg (Germany).

• 1526: New TestamentThe 27 authoritative books of the apostolic writings: the four Gospels of Christ, Acts (a history), 21 apostolic letters and the book of Revelation. published in Worms (Germany).

• 1530: PentateuchThe Greek term for the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), the five books of Moses (penta means "five"). This term came into use when the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament ) began to be translated into Greek about 300 B.C. finally published.

• 1534: Revised New TestamentThe 27 authoritative books of the apostolic writings: the four Gospels of Christ, Acts (a history), 21 apostolic letters and the book of Revelation. printed.

• 1535: Arrested in Antwerp (Belgium).

• 1536: Martyred near Brussels (Belgium) .

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