Tyndale 1534 New Testament Facsimile, Linen Hardcover
Tyndale 1534 New Testament Facsimile, Linen Hardcover
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This is William Tyndale’s 1534 New Testament as it first appeared nearly 500 years ago. One of the last surviving copies was carefully scanned in Vienna and taken to the printers without artificial editing. This facsimile was printed by Royal JongBloed in the Netherlands, the country where Tyndale was martyred in 1536. It gives you a “warts-and-all” look at how the English Scriptures originally appeared in the Protestant Reformation.
This book became the basis for subsequent translations of the New Testament, and it permanently shaped the trajectory of the English language. This facsimile reproduces Tyndale’s lasting work in a way the public hasn’t seen for many hundreds of years. Each purchase comes with a little card that assists in reading 16th Century typeset.
- External book dimensions: 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/4"
- Weight: 31 ounces
Customer Reviews
To be able to have a copy of Holy Scripture in English from 1534, in which, I can read the same trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance written from the Apostle Paul to Timothy, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, is a rich and edifying piece of history that has been joyfully added alongside all my blessed modern translations of God's Word originating from the labor and sacrifice of Tyndale.
Although this is not a New Testament that I read often and even have trouble reading due to the older writing styles and English, I'm granted a wealth of encouragement remembering the faithful saints before us that had this very copy in their hands and my heart is strengthened all the more to spend my life abundantly as they did in the preservation and proclamation of the words of eternal life that abide in these pages.
This has already been a sweet conversation piece with individuals in my life and among my family, where praise unto the Lord has been wrought for His great faithfulness over the centuries.
May the Lord bless all who have worked on making this facsimile a reality. It is a treasure, bringing glory to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is a piece of history you can hold in your hands. Tyndale died to bring the word of God to the common man.
You could have in your hands the very volume that did so. From obscure language to the English.
I will grant you, it is old English, and in unfamiliar script. However, you can work your way through the script, if you try.
I am grateful for my copy for a couple reasons.
It is the word of God, which will not be quenched, and for Tyndale,who gave his life, to bring me the Word.
I backed leatherbound version on Kickstarter, disappointed I had to change but decided to get one more with the added discount, giving one away as a gift. They arrived in one piece and look to be in really nice quality. I saw this randomly, and being a history-nerd of sorts, I love the story behind this Bible, and can see the importance of preserving it.
Even if you're not particularly religious, like myself, I would recommend getting a copy. It is clear that care has been put into this project, and having a little piece of history on your bookshelf never hurt.
This is a fitting tribute to the ministry and memory of William Tyndale. The careful craftsmanship is superb and it even exceeded my high expectations. I urge everyone to order this splendid volume.
[ Note: I was an original backer and had requested the leather bound version, but had to settle for the cloth binding instead. ]
My copy of the cloth bound version arrived today, and I must say that it looks great and is very well constructed! But oh how much nicer a leather version would have been to hold. I'm still miffed about that version being mothballed for now, but the cloth version is still quite nice. Great work and congratulations to all involved.
One comment about shipping: my copy arrive with no damage or banged corners but it easily could have gone otherwise. The ONLY way to ship premium books like this is to fully encase them in at least a single layer of bubble wrap, preferably two. A few pieces of crumpled brown wrapping paper on three sides of the box only (top, left, cover) still leaves many corners of the book at risk of damage if the box is treated roughly.
