Tyndale's ultimate fate was to be betrayed and burned at the stake. While he lost his life, his work would be rescued in the wake of dramatic events in England involving the monarchy. The actions of Henry VIII with regards to his marriage led England down a path towards divorcing the Catholic Church. The beginning of the Reformation in England set the stage for what is now known as the King James Versions, a translation that still holds a lot of sway, even in present times. The tradition of Tyndale was carried on by Miles Coverdale, the bishop of Exeter. Under Coverdale, the first complete Bible in English was published in Antwerp in 1935 (cf. Campbell 15). To fill the gap left by Tyndale, he translated the OT, from German and Latin translations.
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John Rogers was born in 1500, and after being educated at Cambrige, became a Catholic priest. As a priest he became dissatisfied with the teachings of the church, and moved to Holland to preach there. There he met Tyndale, who converted him to Protestantism. Tyndale left in his care the part of the OT that he had begun translating. Starting with this manuscript, he went about puting together a complete version of the English Bible, fusing together the manuscript left by Tyndale together with parts from Coverdale's Bible. The Bible was published under a pseudonym, Thomas Matthew, thus it came to be known as The Matthew Bible. The title page of this Bible boldly addresses the reader, informing him or her that the Bible he been printed by "the King's most gracious licence" (cf. Campbell 20). Thomas Cranmer, the man who engineered the divorces of Henry VIII, now bishop of Canterbury, sought to raise the profile of the Matthew Bible by sending a letter in which he praised the book along with a copy of it to Thomas Cromwell, the king's chancellor. A decision was made against this Bible, on account of its small size, deemed undignified. This lead to the creation of The Great
John Rogers was born in 1500, and after being educated at Cambrige, became a Catholic priest. As a priest he became dissatisfied with the teachings of the church, and moved to Holland to preach there. There he met Tyndale, who converted him to Protestantism. Tyndale left in his care the part of the OT that he had begun translating. Starting with this manuscript, he went about puting together a complete version of the English Bible, fusing together the manuscript left by Tyndale together with parts from Coverdale's Bible. The Bible was published under a pseudonym, Thomas Matthew, thus it came to be known as The Matthew Bible. The title page of this Bible boldly addresses the reader, informing him or her that the Bible he been printed by "the King's most gracious licence" (cf. Campbell 20). Thomas Cranmer, the man who engineered the divorces of Henry VIII, now bishop of Canterbury, sought to raise the profile of the Matthew Bible by sending a letter in which he praised the book along with a copy of it to Thomas Cromwell, the king's chancellor. A decision was made against this Bible, on account of its small size, deemed undignified. This lead to the creation of The Great