Letters to the Editor

Bible reading continues

Dear Editor,

Did you know that in the early 1500’s, church authorities in Western, Europe, regarded the Bible as a “forbidden book” for the common people? A desire by some brave reformers desired, along with the invention of the printing press, made a way for common men and women to read, and understand, the Scriptures in their own language.

William Tyndale is credited with translating the original …