William Tyndale
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William Tyndale was a 16th-century English scholar and Reformation leader best known for translating the Bible into English from the original languages, a work that profoundly shaped later English Bibles and the English language itself.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Tyndale canonical | 17 |
| William Tyndale's writings | 1 |
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Target entity: William Tyndale Context triple: [Protestant Christianity, hasKeyFigure, William Tyndale]
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Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
William Farel
William Farel was a French Protestant reformer and fiery preacher who played a key role in establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland and in persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva.
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D.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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E.
William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Tyndale Target entity description: William Tyndale was a 16th-century English scholar and Reformation leader best known for translating the Bible into English from the original languages, a work that profoundly shaped later English Bibles and the English language itself.
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A.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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B.
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
William Farel
William Farel was a French Protestant reformer and fiery preacher who played a key role in establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland and in persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva.
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D.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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E.
William Perkins
William Perkins was a leading late-16th-century English theologian and preacher whose influential writings helped shape the development and spread of Puritan thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translator
ⓘ
English scholar ⓘ Reformation leader ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
English Protestantism
Lollardy ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Vilvoorde Castle ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
burning at the stake
ⓘ
strangling ⓘ |
| charges | heresy ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Church of England liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of England calendar
Lutheran liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1494 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1536 ⓘ |
| doctrineOrTheory |
justification by faith
ⓘ
sola scriptura ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Magdalen Hall, Oxford
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
ⓘ
Early Modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Tyndale ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical translation
ⓘ
religious reform ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
priest ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
English language ⓘ King James Version ⓘ
surface form:
King James Version of the Bible
Myles Coverdale ⓘ
surface form:
Miles Coverdale
|
| influencedBy |
Desiderius Erasmus
ⓘ
Martin Luther ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| movement |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| name | William Tyndale self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
completion of English New Testament translation in 1525
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smuggling of English New Testaments into England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to Early Modern English
ⓘ
first printed English translation of the New Testament from Greek ⓘ influence on later English Bible translations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
English translation of parts of the Old Testament
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English translation of the New Testament ⓘ The Obedience of a Christian Man ⓘ The Parable of the Wicked Mammon ⓘ The Practice of Prelates ⓘ Tyndale Bible ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
English ecclesiastical authorities
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Henry VIII of England ⓘ Thomas More ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Dursley, Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vilvoorde ⓘ |
| printedBy |
Johann Hohenstein
ⓘ
Peter Quentel ⓘ Worms printers ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Protestantism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| translatedIntoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Antwerp
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Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
University of Wittenberg ⓘ
surface form:
Wittenberg
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