by Herbert Samworth | Feb 20, 2010 | Reformers
TYNDALE IN LONDON – by Dr. Herbert Samworth In the rehearsal of William Tyndale’s period of residence in London, we have as many of the original sources as for any time of his life. In his prologue to the books of Moses, published in Antwerp in 1530, Tyndale...
by Herbert Samworth | Feb 13, 2010 | Reformers
LITTLE SODBURY MANOR – by Dr. Herbert Samworth The narration of Tyndale’s life has brought us to the year 1521. We are now on firmer ground as regards his activities. In that year he left Cambridge University and returned to his ancestral home – Gloustershire....
by Herbert Samworth | Feb 8, 2010 | VK Collection
Due to the Constitutions of Oxford that passed in 1408 under the direction of Thomas Arundel, the Archbishop of Canterbury, translations of the Bible into English were forbidden. This action was in response to the work of John Wyclif under whose supervision the entire...
by Herbert Samworth | Feb 6, 2010 | Reformers
TYNDALE AT CAMBRIDGE – by Dr. Herbert Samworth In our first study of Tyndale’s life, we have traced his birth, upbringing, and education at Oxford University. This brought us to the year 1516 and William Tyndale would have been about twenty-two years of age. The...
by Herbert Samworth | Feb 4, 2010 | Reviews
A BOOK FOR EVERY LIBRARY A book review by Dr. Herbert Samworth of Neil R. Lightfoot, How We Got the Bible, third edition, revised and expanded, Baker Books, 2003 When one reads a review of a book, he frequently meets such words as multum in parvo, a book that belongs...
by Herbert Samworth | Jan 30, 2010 | Reformers
TYNDALE’S BIRTH AND EDUCATION – by Dr. Herbert Samworth Among many Christians the King James Bible is considered to be the standard of accuracy and scholarship. Yet, nearly eighty-five percent of its majestic prose of the New Testament is the work of an...
by Herbert Samworth | Jan 2, 2010 | VK Collection
The Novum Instrumentum or literally the New Instrument at first may appear a strange name for the Word of God. However, we will see that it was aptly named because it was indeed the new instrument that, in God’s providence, was used to bring the Word of God to many...
by Herbert Samworth | Jan 2, 2010 | Reviews
A book review by Dr. Herbert Samworth One of the more interesting phenomena of the present day is to note the number of books issued from secular book houses that deal with Biblical themes. The present volume, under review, is no exception. It is entitled God’s...
by Herbert Samworth | Jan 2, 2010 | VK Collection
What can you tell me about the history of the King James Bible of 1611? The printing of the King James Bible was a compromise solution to a situation where two translations of the Bible were in competition. This took place in the following manner. Although William...
by Herbert Samworth | Jan 1, 2010 | VK Collection
One of the great joys in learning about the Bibles in the Van Kampen Collection is to note their connection with various individuals. Thus, in order to know something about the Algonquin Bible and its value, it is imperative to know something about John Eliot, the...
