20 Quotes from Miles Coverdale
I have really enjoyed learning about the history of our English Bible. I think that we could all probably say the same, if we could know more about the translators who went before us over the centuries.
I appreciate Miles Coverdale because he was humble yet, when he had to, he stepped forward and saw the work of William Tyndale through to completion. Then he succeeded in getting the first English Bible approved by Henry VIII, the Great Bible. He also saw that go to press.
Coverdale loved the Word and eagerly exhorted everyone, from the king to the common guy, to read it. That love was the overflow of his love for his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Enjoy these quotes from Miles Coverdale...
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October 6 is the day that many remember William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale for their work on the English Bible. Here are some quotes from Coverdale's preface to his Bible, built largely on the work of Tyndale, his mentor and co-reformer.
Miles Coverdale also translated and wrote hymns. Here are some quotes the capture his insights about worship and Scripture:
22 Miles Coverdale Quotes on Worship and the Word
I highly recommend, G. F. Main’s Forgotten Reformer, an excellent and much-needed biography of Myles Coverdale (1488-1569), a leading figure in the English Reformation and Bible translator.
Main has organized his biography into twelve chapters, with the first two describing the historical backdrop to Coverdale’s life and the final one summarizing his major contributions. The intervening nine chapters lay out Coverdale’s life from the day he joined the Reformation in 1527 until his death in 1569.
For my complete book review and links to other resources on Coverdale and his translations, click here. Thanks.