Aramaic within the King James Bible have on the English Language? When William Tyndale translated the New Testament into English in 1526 he was charged with heresy and burnt at the stake, his last words were, "Lord, open the eyes of the king!" 85 years after Tyndale's work, King James I authorised a new translation of the whole Bible for use by the Church of England. The book has gone on to become the single most important English language book ever written, It has contributed over two hundred idioms…
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