Translating resurrection
Subtitle: the debate between William Tyndale and George Joye in its historical and theological context
By: by Gergely M. Juhász
Series: Studies in the history of Christian traditions -- VOLUME 165
Publisher: Brill; BRILL
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 550
ISBN-13: 9789004248946; 9789004259522
Subjects: Future life; History of doctrines; Resurrection; Reformation; Church history
Description: Translating Resurrection examines the debate between William Tyndale and George Joye at the beginning of the English Reformation. Occasioned by Joye's coining 'life after this' for Tyndale's 'resurrection' in Joye's 1534 edition of Tyndale's New Testament, this fascinating but little-known debate provides unique insights into the reformers' beliefs concerning post-mortem existence, such as the question of immortality of the soul, soul-sleep, prayers to saints and the doctrine of Purgatory. By providing a thoroughgoing historical and theological context, the book presents an original look at this important episode from the life of the exiled protestant English community. The result will realign scholarship on Tyndale as well as centuries of neglect of Joye's contributions to early modern Bible translation. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-524) and index.