Most American Christians don’t consider having a Bible—or multiple Bibles—in their home a notable occurrence. After all, the Bible is the bestselling book of all time and therefore its ubiquitousness seems rather unremarkable.

That is, until they hear about William Tyndale, a 16th century Englishman who fled his home country and was eventually martyred for translating the Bible from its original languages (Hebrew and Greek) into English…