Category: book review
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Book Review: William Tyndale – A Biography
Whether in his bibliography or somewhere in the text of his biography of Tyndale, “God’s Bestseller: William Tyndale, Thomas More, and the Writing of the English Bible – A Story of Martyrdom and Betrayal,” Brian Moynahan refers to David Daniell’s tome, which carries the eponym of the title of this book review. Daniell, in addition…
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Book Review: The Bible in Translation – Ancient and English Versions by Bruce Metzger
Bruce Manning Metzger (1914-2007) was for many years a professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary. According to the brief biographical sketch on the back cover of the volume under review, he was an expert in ancient biblical manuscripts and as such was a member of three major Bible translation projects…
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Book Review of “God’s Bestseller: William Tyndale, Thomas More, and the Writing of the English Bible – A Story of Martyrdom and Betrayal”
To those with some knowledge of the tension that existed within western Christendom in the late Middle Ages, the title of Brian Moynahan’s book tells the story in a nutshell. There is the protagonist, William Tyndale, the man of languages, whose love for God and His Word led him to translate the New Testament and…
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An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887: Book Review
A good friend of mine who is not particularly interested in cycling, but who is a history buff, recommended this book to me, knowing that while I too read a lot of history, I am also a cycling enthusiast. And this book is definitely a win-win for anyone who enjoys either or both of these…
The Dragon is Slain 