William Tyndale
"If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that drives the plow to know more of the Scriptures than you!"
(William Tyndale's response to a Catholic priest who was ignorant of the Scriptures.)
William Tyndale, born circa 1494 in Stinchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, was an exceptional scholar, priest, and linguist. He made history as the first individual to translate the Bible into English from the original biblical languages, making the Gospel accessible to countless readers and truth-seekers.
Tyndale's remarkable journey began at Magdalen, Oxford University, where he obtained his BA in 1512 and his MA in 1515. His pioneering work laid the foundation for all subsequent English translations of the Bible, leaving a lasting impact on literature and faith!
"If I were younger I would want to learn this language [i.e. Hebrew], for without it one can never properly understand the Holy Scripture…. For that reason, they have said correctly:
'The Jews drink out of the original spring, The Greeks drink out of the stream flowing out of the stream, The Latins, however, out of the puddle.'"
"I am no Hebraist according to the grammar and rules, for I never allow myself to be bound but go freely through it. If a person has the gift of languages and understands them, he cannot, just on that account, bring one into the other and translate well. Translation is a peculiar grace and gift of God."
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Durning the Spring of 1524, as a result of animosity towards his translation endeavors in England, it is believed that William Tyndale made his way to what is today called, Lutherstadt Wittenberg a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which is situated on the River Elbe; the focal point of the Reformation. It was here that William Tyndale supposedly registered at the University of Wittenberg under his Latinized name of "Guillelmus Daltici ex Anglia” = “William Tyndale from England”. It is plausible that at this time he began translating the New Testament. Completing it sometime in 1525, possibly under the auspice of Dr. Martin Luther.
It is our desire to carry on William Tyndale’s scholarly zeal, passion and humility of Translating the Old and New Testaments from the Original Languages. It is to the memory of William Tyndale (alias Guillelmus Daltici ex Anglia) that The Daltici Translation Project (DTP) is dedicated.
ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 4:16-18
Διὸ οὐκ ἐκκακοῦμεν, ἀλλ' εἰ καὶ ὁ ἔξω ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος διαφθείρεται ἀλλ' ὁ ἔσωθεν ἀνακαινοῦται ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ
τὸ γὰρ παραυτίκα ἐλαφρὸν τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν καθ' ὑπερβολὴν εἰς ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης κατεργάζεται ἡμῖν
μὴ σκοπούντων ἡμῶν τὰ βλεπόμενα ἀλλὰ τὰ μὴ βλεπόμενα· τὰ γὰρ βλεπόμενα πρόσκαιρα τὰ δὲ μὴ βλεπόμενα αἰώνια Stephanus Novum Testamentum Graece 1550
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed daily.
For our light affliction which is but for a moment, causes us a most excellent and eternal weight of Glory:
While we look not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen, are temporal: but he things which are not seen, are eternal.
The Geneva Standard Bible©
The Disciplined Principles:
There is Jesus Christ and the Gospel, then there is everything else. (This quote came about following a personal study of the Book of Colossians as a sub quote to the first question and response of the Westminster Confession of Faith.) - T.R. Penry III
The Bible in the Original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek is the Word of God; Everything else is Translation.
(Variation on a quote from A.T. Robertson) - T.R. Penry III
“The Greek New Testament is the New Testament. All else is translation. Jesus speaks to us out of
every page of the Greek. To get these words of Jesus it is worthwhile to plow through any grammar
and to keep on to the end.” (From the Preface to the third edition of A Grammar of the Greek
New Testament in the Light of Historical Research by A.T. Robertson)
Scripture urges and warns us that whatever favors we may have obtained from the Lord, we
have received them as a trust on condition that they should be applied to the common benefit
of the Church. (From the Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life by John Calvin (1551))
The Defined Meaning (From etymology.com)
Translation: Noun of action from the Past Participle Stem of transferre - “to bring over, carry over”. Meaning - To carry over from one Language to another.
The Dynamic (From etymology.com)
Information (to give shape or form) * Definition (a statement of boundaries) * Understanding (to stand in the midst) * Meaning (that which is intended to be expressed) * Sense (consciousness in its totality).
The Demonstration of the Dynamic:
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The Dynamics of Life:
"Practically speaking, life's purpose is to uncover your God-given gifts by engaging in the Person and Work Christ,
in accordance with the Gospel message. The journey of life involves educating and nurturing that purpose through the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, the meaning of life lies in sharing your knowledge and experiences to equip others on their own Reformation journey, thereby glorifying God the Father." T.R. Penry III
"The whole purpose of Godly redemption is to make us holy and to restore us to the image of God. To accomplish this He disengages us from earthily ambitions and draws us away from the cheap and unworthy prizes that worldly men set their hearts upon." A.W. Tozer
"Think yourself empty, Read yourself full, Pray yourself keen" [Preach yourself confident]
W.H. Griffith Thomas (addition by T.R. Penry III)
"[Concerning the Word preached] Do we prize it in our judgments? Do we receive it into our hearts: Do we fear the loss of the Word preached more than the loss of peace and trade? Is it the removal of the ark that troubles us? Again, do we attend to the Word with reverential devotion? When the judge is giving the charge on the bench, all attend. When the Word is preached, the great God is giving us His charge. Do we listen to it as to a matter of life and death? This is a good sign that we love the Word." Thomas Watson
