www.TheOldSchoolhouse.com
said to be more fundamental and endur-
ing than the Bible.” 2
During the nineteenth century, settlers
used real Biblical places to name their
new communities like: Ararat, NC (Gen-
esis 8: 4); Bethany, CT (Matthew 21: 17);
Bethlehem, GA (Micah 5: 2). Today, the
face of our society is riddled with Bibli-
cally inspired names like Jacob, Noah,
Michael, Daniel, Elijah, Matthew, Sarah,
Paul, David, and Elizabeth. Out of the top
fifty baby names of 2011, twenty-two of
them were Biblical! Even our daily con-
versations have been affected through
common phrases such as the “blind lead-
ing the blind” (Matthew 15: 14); “Eat,
drink, and be merry” (Ecclesiastes 8: 15);
“Apple of his eye” (Deuteronomy 32: 10);
“Drop in the bucket” (Isaiah 40: 15); and,
“By the skin of my teeth” (Job 19: 20).
There can be no doubt that the English
Bible has played a vital role in the shap-
ing of our great country. But the story
of how it was translated into the English
language is where it really gets fascinat-
ing. For many centuries, it was illegal to
translate the Bible out of the Latin lan-
guage. The first person to translate the
New Testament into English was John
Wycliffe (whom we will cover more in
the next issue). Because of his disobedi-
ence, he was harassed, threatened, and
even banished from his home town for a
time. His actions infuriated the Pope so
much that on May 4, 1415, the Council of
Constance declared Wycliffe to be a here-
tic, and insisted that his bones be dug up,
crushed, burned, and scattered in a river
to ensure that he was gone for good!
Needless to say, the beginnings of the
English Bible were off to a rough start. As
the Chinese Christian said in that video,
“This came to us through the blood and
sweat of our brother and sisters. This is
the book we really need at the present
time. We really need this book.” So, too,
our English Bible came to us through
much blood and sweat. Stay tuned to
learn more about how the English Bible
made it to your local big-box store.
Dave Glander
Dave Glander was formerly a devout atheist prior to experiencing a radical encounter
with Jesus Christ. He is the founder of Truth
Ministries, an apologetics-based ministry,
and the author of the Faith Survival Guide,
an apologetics curriculum for beginners.
He is the owner and curator for the traveling Biblical “Museum of Truth.” Additionally, Dave hosted an apologetics radio show,
and has been a featured guest on television
talk shows and nationally syndicated radio
shows, speaking on the subjects of Apologetics, Eschatology, and Theology. Dave currently lives in the Atlanta area with his wife,
Stephanie, and their son, Marc. Visit: www
. TruthMinistries.tv
Endnotes:
1. www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/vc006473.jpg
2. www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/
1983/ 20383b.htm
Minutes Per Day Words Read Per Year
Books Texts Books Texts
98 65.0 67. 3 4,358,000 4,733,000
90 21. 2 33. 4 1,823,000 2,357,000
80 14. 2 24. 6 1,146,000 1,697,000
70 9. 6 16. 9 622,000 1,168,000
60 6. 5 13. 1 432,000 722,000
50 4. 6 9. 2 282,000 601,000
40 3. 2 6. 2 200,000 421,000
30 1. 8 4. 3 106,000 251,000
20 0.7 2. 4 21,000 134,000
10 0.1 1.0 8,000 51,000
2 0 0 0 8,000
Percentile
Rank
VOCABULARY IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO SUCCESS
in school, business, and life.
Company Position
Executive
Manager
Superintendent
Foremen
Floor boss
Vocabulary Score
236 Points
168 Points
140 Points
114 Points
86 Points
Study by the Johnson O'Conner Research Laboratory
Source: R.C. Anderson, 1992
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prudence 441
prood-ns
definition
(adj.) expressed without words
The students were tacit in their decision to learn the new
student’s sign language when they simply followed his hand
movements.
synonyms
assumed, implied,
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antonyms
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tacit 505
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There can be no doubt that the English Bible has played a
vital role in the shaping of our great country.
