William Tyndale and the King James Version

Glen Scrivener:

Computer analysis has revealed that more than three quarters of the King James Version can be traced directly to Tyndale (83% of the NT and 76% of the OT). . . . The King James Version is sometimes called 'the greatest book written by committee.' And I suppose there is something to celebrate about that. Yet, for the most part, those 47 scholars, working in peace and prosperity, could not improve on the work of a young evangelical who gave his liberty and his life for the gospel.

For a biography of the man, see David Daniell's William Tyndale: A Biography. (John Piper says this biography is one of the best he's ever read of any person.)

HT: Andrew Sullivan