Why does history centre on Jesus? Have you ever wondered why our calendars centre on the life of Jesus? Why is this the year 2026 - 2,026 years since Jesus walked the earth?

Every time we write the date, we’re marking time in reference to him. His life, death and resurrection stand at the centre of history.

But why?

The Bible gives a striking answer.

What could a man do to deserve such a brutal death?

In October 1536, an Englishman was executed in Belgium. He was tied to a stake, strangled, and then his body was burned.

You might assume he had committed a particularly heinous crime. Murder? Treason? Something worse?

The man was William Tyndale.
His crime was translating the Bible into English.

Today that may sound almost unbelievable. Most of us own several Bibles. We can read them freely, carry them on our phones, and hear a sermon from the Bible in our own language preached every week.