How many Bibles do you have in your home? If you conducted a hard search you probably have multiple copies. We just take for granted having the Bible in the English language. It was not always this way. To have the Bible in English was a crime in early history.

Are you aware that there was a man that was so committed to translating the Bible into English that he paid with his very life? He was sentenced to death for defying the Pope by printing the Bible in English.

That person is William Tyndale. He has been renowned as “the father of the English Bible” and is recognized as one of the major leaders of the English Reformation. He became one of the most wanted men in England and all of Europe, even pursued by the king himself. He was martyred October 6, 1536. And today we’re going to talk about this man who literally turned the world upside down.

Joining us on In Focus is Dr. David Brown, Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church in Oak Creek. He has a Masters in Theology and a PhD in History – specializing in the history of the English Bible. In addition to his study of the English Bible, he is President of Logos Communications Consortium. He is also President of the King James Bible Research Council and serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Research & Preservation of the Majority Texts. He is the Owner & Curator of the Biblical Heritage Archive Collection which is a premier collection of rare Bible and artifacts that tell the story of how we got our English Bible. He has travelled the world lecturing on the history of the English Bible and has produced much information on his site, TheBibleStands.org.