Matthew's Bible: Facsimile of the 1537 Edition. by Tyndale, William and Myles Coverdale (edited by John Rogers)

Hendrickson Publishers. GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. Jacket bright. Binding sound but a bit wobbly. Occasional markings to textblock.. 2018. 2nd printing. Red cloth hardcover. Dust jacket. Linen endpapers. Introduction bgy Dr. Joseph W. Johnson. In 1537, John Rogers assembled a volume that contained, for the first time as part of a complete Bible, all of William Tyndale's translation work, the 1534 New Testament, the Pentateuch, and the nine historical books, ending with 2 Chronicles. Where there were gaps in Tyndale's work, Rogers used that of Miles Coverdale (1535). Archbishop Thomas Cranmer saw to it that the Matthew's Bible was shown to King Henry VIII, who then licensed the complete Bible in English. Thomas Cromwell, Henry's Vice-Regent for church affairs, subsequently encouraged bishops to order copies of the Matthew's Bible for their churches.