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William Tyndale was a great man of the 16th century. Little is known about his childhood. Tyndale was born about 1494 in Gloucestershire.
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He came from a family of landowners and wool merchants. We also know that Tyndale had two brothers. The family was well off and William was educated.
In 1515 he was at Oxford University. Tyndale began studying theology.
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However, he was appalled that studying the subject did not involve reading the Bible! At that time the Church greatly neglected the Bible. Many of the clergymen were woefully ignorant of the Bible. William Tyndale was a God-fearing man and he began studying the Bible himself and teaching some of his fellow students from it.
Tyndale returned to Gloucestershire and he got a job as a tutor to the children of Sir John Walsh. Tyndale also became a popular preacher.
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He was keen to teach people from the Bible and he soon found himself accused of heresy. William Tyndale was called before the bishop’s chancellor. Tyndale said ‘He threat