Wycliffe Bible translation

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Wycliffe Bible translation is the pioneering 14th-century English rendering of the Bible associated with theologian John Wycliffe, which helped lay the groundwork for later English biblical translations and religious reform.

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instanceOf Bible translation
Middle English text
medieval religious work
approximateEndDate c. 1390
approximateStartDate c. 1380
associatedDoctrine emphasis on Scripture in the vernacular
associatedWith John Wycliffe NERFINISHED
Lollards NERFINISHED
basedOnLanguage Latin
centuryOfOrigin 14th century
circulationForm manuscript
compiledBy followers of John Wycliffe
controversialFor challenging clerical control of Scripture
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
culturalSignificance milestone in English biblical and literary history
dateOfComposition late 14th century
denominationalContext Latin Church NERFINISHED
genre biblical translation
religious text
hasPart New Testament NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
impact contributed to development of written English prose
expanded lay access to Scripture in English
influenced English Reformation thought
later English Bible translators
language Middle English NERFINISHED
legalStatusInPeriod subject to ecclesiastical condemnation
manuscriptTradition multiple surviving manuscript copies
movementContext Wycliffite movement NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first complete Bible translation into English
influencing later English Bible translations
pioneering vernacular Bible translation in England
role in English religious reform movements
opposedBy ecclesiastical authorities in England
precedes Coverdale Bible NERFINISHED
King James Version NERFINISHED
Tyndale Bible NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose to provide an English Bible for laypeople
printingStatus produced before the advent of printing in England
regionOfInfluence England NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Western Christianity NERFINISHED
script Latin alphabet
sourceText Vulgate NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Christian Bible NERFINISHED
theologicalOrientation reformist
translationMethod relatively literal translation from Latin Vulgate

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John Wycliffe knownFor Wycliffe Bible translation
John Wycliffe notableWork Wycliffe Bible translation
this entity surface form: Wycliffe Bible