Which English Bible translator was burnt at the stake and is remembered for the care of his translation?
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Correct answer: B. William Tyndale
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Tyndale translated the New Testament from Greek (1526) and much of the Old Testament from Hebrew; he was strangled and burnt at Vilvoorde in 1536. About 80% of his wording survives in the King James Version.
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