Gene Higgins examines the historical context, translation efforts, and ultimate martyrdom of William Tyndale, focusing on the historical prohibition of the English Bible, Tyndale's linguistic work and exile in continental Europe, the severe penalties for translating and reading scripture, the sacrificial value placed on the early printed Bibles by believers (Hebrews 4:12, 1 Peter 1:23), and the enduring theological significance of having the word of God accessible in the vernacular