William Whitaker and Bible Translation, Part III

With his final breath, William Whitaker told those with him, I desire not to live, but only so far as I may do God and his Church service.

William Whitaker died after a short illness at age 47, yet he had already served the Church in significant ways as a professor at Cambridge. Moreover, no one could have anticipated the impact of his life and scholarship over the subsequent century.

In the first blog post in this series, I introduced William Whitaker, noting his rise as a scholar and churchman at the University of Cambridge. In the second post, we looked in more depth at his arguments for Bible translation. Whitaker presented six arguments in defense of Bible translation, building on the importance of reading and studying the Scriptures in ones own language.

In this final installment, we will consider Whitakers legacy, especially as seen in the Westminster Confession.

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