1	The Reformation & The English Bible 1517 - 1611
2	Key Figures of the Reformation Preparing the Way John Wyclife, “Lollards” (14^th century) Lorenzo Valla (15^th century) - philology Gutenberg (1450s) - printing Erasmus of Rotterdam (early 16^th century) - new New Testament translation, humanism
3	Key Figures of the Reformation Continental Reformers Martin Luther (Germany - 1517) Ulrich Zwingli (Switzerland) John Calvin (France) Henry VIII (1530s)
4	Luther on Rhetoric I am persuaded, that without knowledge of literature pure theology cannot at all endure, just as heretofore, when letters have declined and lain prostrate, theology, too, has wretchedly fallen and lain prostrate; nay, I see that there has never been a great revelation of the Word of God unless He has first prepared the way by the rise and prosperity of languages and letters, as though they were John the Baptists. Certainly it is my desire that there shall be as many poets and rhetoricians as possible, because I see that by these studies, as by no other means, people are wonderfully fitted for the grasping of sacred truth and for handling it skillfully and happily. Therefore I beg of you to urge your young people to be diligent in the study of poetry and rhetoric.
5	Criticisms of the Catholic Church Hierarchical Structure and Offices Monasteries and Convents Political Institution Corrupt Priests Superstition Sale of Indulgences Rituals Celibacy of Priests
6	Principal Tenets of the Reformation “Sola Fide” (only by faith) “Sola scriptura” (the scriptures alone) Printing "How many printing presses there be in the world," wrote the Protestant polemicist John Foxe, "so many blockhouses there be against the high castle" of the Pope in Rome, "so that either the pope must abolish knowledge and printing or printing at length will root him out."
7	Phrases from the Tyndale Translation And God said, Let there be light, and there was light" (Genesis) "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (Matthew 7) "With God all things are possible" (Matthew 19) "In him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17) "Be not weary in well doing" (2 Thessalonians) "Fight the good fight of faith; lay hold on eternal life" (1 Timothy 6) "Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith" (Hebrews 12)
8	Phrases from the Tyndale Translation "Behold, I stand at the door and knock" (Revelation 3) "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Genesis 4) "The salt of the earth" (Matthew 5) "The signs of the times" (Matthew 16) "Where two or three are gathered together" (Matthew 18) "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26) "Eat, drink, and be merry" (Luke 12) "The powers that be" (Romans 13) "Filthy lucre" (1 Timothy 3) "The patience of Job" (James 5)
9	Compare Translations: Matt. 6:34 From the KJV: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. From Tyndale’s: Care not then for the morrow, but let the morrow care for itself: for the day present hath ever enough of his own trouble
10	Compare Translations: Luke 12:51 From the KJV: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division From Tyndale’s: Suppose ye that I am come to send peace on earth? I tell you, nay but rather debate.