This week in Christian history: Andrew Murray ordained, Wigtown martyrs, William Tyndale pamphlet
William Tyndale's 'Parable of the Wicked Mammon' published – May 8, 1528
This week marks the anniversary of when William Tyndale, the English Protestant figure known for his efforts to translate the Bible into English, had a pamphlet published under his name for the first time.
Known as “The Parable of the Wicked Mammon,” the pamphlet centered on a sermon by Martin Luther on Luke 16, which included what is commonly called “the parable of the unjust steward.”
“Tyndale's organizing theme is the watchword of the Beatitudes (‘Wherefore by their fruits shall ye know them,’ Matthew 7:20), and his exposition presents good works as the natural and grateful response of the redeemed soul,” noted Professor John Dick of the University of Texas at El Paso.
“Tyndale's folk images – the simple, trusting redeemed Christian contrasted with the sophisticated, guileful minion of Antichrist – and the spare rhythms of his prose are intrinsically linked to his argument.”
