Events
The Peter Schoeffer Foundation (Stiftung Peter Schoeffer) in Worms, Germany is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication of William Tyndale's New Testament in Worms with an exhibition from 26th September 2026 to 10th January 2027.
The title will be "Made in Worms – William Tyndale's New Testament 1526". It will focus on the creation of Tyndale's New Testament. As part of this, the only pristine copy of Tyndale's 1526 New Testament (which is normally to be found in Stuttgart) will return to Worms for the first time since it was published and will be on display at the City of Worms Museum (Museum der Stadt Worms), Weckerlingplatz 7, 67547 Worms, in Rhineland, Germany. The opening ceremony is on 25th September 2026. For further details of the exhibition, see the link below.
There is also further information available from the website of the museum in Worms. (The site is in German but an English translation can be selected if you scroll to the top of the page.)
Redeemer University is a Christian university teaching the sciences in Ancaster, Hamilton near Toronto in Ontario (L9K 1J4), in Canada. On Friday 25th September, they will be holding a morning conference to mark the 500th anniversary of the printing of William Tyndale’s English New Testament in 1526. There will be three plenary lectures that will discuss the life, theology and spiritual importance of Tyndale’s New Testament.
This conference is hosted by the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies and the Albert M. Wolters Centre for Christian Scholarship. The conference opens at 8:30 a.m. and finishes at noon the same day. For more information, please follow the link below to the university website.
The Bodleian Library has announced the publication of a new book by Tyndale Society member Dr Harry Spillane. The book is called "Selling the Word of God - The Early Commercial History of the English Bible". This book traces the story of the printed Bible from the first printed English New Testament of 1525 to the much celebrated King James Bible of 1611.
It will be for sale for £25 and is being launched on 24 September and Tyndale Society members will be offered a 20% discount.
You can read more about it in the Advanced Information via the link below:
The publication of William Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament into English in 1526 was a game changer. His aim was to make the Bible accessible to everyone. Regent’s Park College in Oxford has delved into the Angus Library to display treasures such as Tyndale's New Testament and the first translations into Welsh and Manx plus early Baptist translations in India.
The exhibition runs on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2026 in Helwys Hall, Regent’s Park College, Oxford OX1 2LB. Entrance is free with a pre-booked ticket.
For more details and to book a ticket, please click on the link below.