John Rogers was born in 1500, and after being educated at Cambrige, became a Catholic priest. As a priest he became dissatisfied with the teachings of the church, and moved to Holland to preach there. There he met Tyndale, who converted him to Protestantism. Tyndale left in his care the part of the OT that he had begun translating. Starting with this manuscript, he went about puting together a complete version of the English Bible, fusing together the manuscript left by Tyndale together with parts from Coverdale's Bible. The Bible was published under a pseudonym, Thomas Matthew, thus it came to be known as The Matthew Bible. The title page of this Bible boldly addresses the reader, informing him or her that the Bible he been printed by "the King's most gracious licence" (cf. Campbell 20). Thomas Cranmer, the man who engineered the divorces of Henry VIII, now bishop of Canterbury, sought to raise the profile of the Matthew Bible by sending a letter in which he praised the book along with a copy of it to Thomas Cromwell, the king's chancellor. A decision was made against this Bible, on account of its small size, deemed undignified. This lead to the creation of The Great
John Rogers was born in 1500, and after being educated at Cambrige, became a Catholic priest. As a priest he became dissatisfied with the teachings of the church, and moved to Holland to preach there. There he met Tyndale, who converted him to Protestantism. Tyndale left in his care the part of the OT that he had begun translating. Starting with this manuscript, he went about puting together a complete version of the English Bible, fusing together the manuscript left by Tyndale together with parts from Coverdale's Bible. The Bible was published under a pseudonym, Thomas Matthew, thus it came to be known as The Matthew Bible. The title page of this Bible boldly addresses the reader, informing him or her that the Bible he been printed by "the King's most gracious licence" (cf. Campbell 20). Thomas Cranmer, the man who engineered the divorces of Henry VIII, now bishop of Canterbury, sought to raise the profile of the Matthew Bible by sending a letter in which he praised the book along with a copy of it to Thomas Cromwell, the king's chancellor. A decision was made against this Bible, on account of its small size, deemed undignified. This lead to the creation of The Great