The Bible Smuggler by Louise A. Vernon |
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Explains William Tyndale's work of translating, printing and distributing the Scripture. The main character is Collin, Wiliam Tyndale's helper. Collin begins his work as a carrier boy in smuggling a copy of Luther's New Testament to Tyndale in England. Later he travels with Tyndale to Europe to meet Martin Luther.
"The story of the efforts of William Tyndale to translate the Bible into English. His translation makes up 90 percent of today's King James Version. The story is well written and interesting." -- Christian Library Journal
About the Author
In her series of religious-heritage juveniles, Louise A. Vernon re-creates for children events and figures from church history in Reformation times. She has traveled in England and Germany, researching firsthand the settings for her fictionalized real-life stories.