The October Testament: The New Testament of the New Matthew Bible - Couverture souple

Tyndale (1535), William; Rogers (1549), John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 099492271X ISBN 13 : 9780994922717

Editeur : Baruch House Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

This is William Tyndale's New Testament as it was published in the 1537/1549 Matthew Bible (also known as Matthew's Version). It is complete with the notes and commentaries of that Reformation Bible, all gently updated by editor Ruth Magnusson Davis. This edition is current to September 2026.

The October Testament also contains William Tyndale's prologues on the Gospels and some of the epistles from his 1534 New Testament, and his prologue on the book of Romans, which he translated largely from Martin Luther.

William Tyndale sealed his work on the New Testament with his blood. This is one of God's signs of a true work, and Tyndale’s translation breathes with the life of the Holy Spirit. His New Testament, and the 1537 Matthew Bible, are the only English Scriptures bought with the blood of their authors.

Additional features in The October Testament include a supplement by Ruth Magnusson Davis on Tyndale’s translation of the Greek ‘ecclesia’ by ‘congregation,’ and a brief history of the making of the Matthew Bible.

While Tyndale’s New Testament is unique, yet much will be familiar to Bible readers. Computer studies have shown that the New Testament of the King James Version is approximately 83% Tyndale’s work. Tyndale’s translation entered the stream of English Bibles when it was largely adopted in the 1539 Great Bible, which went on to form the base of the Bishops’ Bible and then the KJV.

The October Testament is the only 'modern' bible which is not. It maintains the beautiful, historic language and the enduring, true doctrine of the faith.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

The primary author of the October Testament is the English martyr William Tyndale. This is his final New Testament translation of 1535. Two years later, his friend John Rogers first published these scriptures in a little-known but very important Reformation Bible called the Matthew Bible. A second edition was published in 1549, from which this update is made. Rogers was martyred in 1555, burned at the stake in Smithfield, England. The wine-colored cover, therefore, is symbolic of the blood with which this bible was bought. Ruth Magnusson Davis is founder and editor of the New Matthew Bible Project. Her work is to update the Matthew Bible: not to make a modern bible, but to keep the language of the original as much as possible, which she calls the real language of the faith. Because the KJV New Testament was largely taken from Tyndale, readers will find much that is familiar here, and beautiful, but will find it easier to understand than the KJV. Ruth, a retired lawyer, is a scholar of early modern English, the writings of William Tyndale, and the Matthew Bible. In 2009 she retired from professional practice in order to undertake this work full-time. In October 2015, she completed the New Testament, "The October Testament." Then she began work on the interior layout and attending to all the details of publishing. In March 2016 the October Testament finally became available for sale, and was immediately well received. Ruth's fine editorial hand is almost unnoticeable. Tyndale continues to shine through. Rogers' style in his annotations is distinctly his. Readers comment repeatedly on both the flow and the clarity of the New Matthew Bible scriptures, and also on the beauty of the original style, which Ruth, with her delicate touch, has masterfully retained.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is William Tyndale's New Testament as it was published in the 1537/1549 Matthew Bible, complete with the notes and commentaries of that Reformation Bible, and all gently updated by Ruth Magnusson Davis. This is the only 'modern' bible which is not. It maintains the beautiful historic language and the enduring doctrine of the faith.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Baruch House Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 099492271X
• ISBN 13: 9780994922717
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 434
• Éditeur: Davis Ruth Magnusson
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg