The obedience of a Christian man / William Tyndale ; edited and with an introduction and notes by David Daniell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tyndale, William, -1536.

Contributor:

Daniell, David.

Series:

Penguin classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obedience--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Obedience.

Authority--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Authority.

Kings and rulers--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Kings and rulers.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Penguin, 2000.

Summary:

William Tyndale published The Obedience of a Christian Man two years after he presented his 1526 English translation of the Bible, a forbidden undertaking, which eventually led to his execution. His vigorous, direct translation of the New Testament was intended to make it accessible even to the "boy that driveth the plough". In The Obedience of a Christian Man, he articulates his religious principles in what became one of the most important publications of the first phase of the English Reformation. He boldly develops the argument that ordinary believers should live directly according to Scripture without the intervention of worldly and often corrupt popes and prelates. This fine example of English prose raises, even today, powerful questions about the challenge of living a Christian life.

Notes:

Originally published: Antwerp : Martin de Keyser, 1528.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0140434771

OCLC:

42833784