French translation of the New Testament (1523)
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The French translation of the New Testament (1523) is an early vernacular Bible version produced by humanist scholar Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples that significantly advanced the spread of Reformation-era biblical scholarship in France.
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| French translation of the New Testament (1523) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French translation of the New Testament (1523) Context triple: [Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples, notableWork, French translation of the New Testament (1523)]
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Louis Segond Bible
The Louis Segond Bible is a widely used French Protestant translation of the Bible, first published in the late 19th century and known for its clear, classical language.
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Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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Douay–Rheims Bible
The Douay–Rheims Bible is an early English translation of the Latin Vulgate produced by English Catholics in exile during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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Luther Bible
The Luther Bible is Martin Luther’s influential 16th-century German translation of the Christian Bible that helped shape both the German language and the Protestant Reformation.
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Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French translation of the New Testament (1523) Target entity description: The French translation of the New Testament (1523) is an early vernacular Bible version produced by humanist scholar Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples that significantly advanced the spread of Reformation-era biblical scholarship in France.
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A.
Louis Segond Bible
The Louis Segond Bible is a widely used French Protestant translation of the Bible, first published in the late 19th century and known for its clear, classical language.
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B.
Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.
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C.
Douay–Rheims Bible
The Douay–Rheims Bible is an early English translation of the Latin Vulgate produced by English Catholics in exile during the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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D.
Luther Bible
The Luther Bible is Martin Luther’s influential 16th-century German translation of the Christian Bible that helped shape both the German language and the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible translation
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French Bible ⓘ New Testament translation ⓘ early modern printed book ⓘ |
| aim | to make the New Testament accessible in the French vernacular ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Christian humanism
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Reformation ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of French biblical vocabulary
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spread of scriptural literacy among French laity ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | France ⓘ |
| editorialApproach | humanist philological method ⓘ |
| genre |
religious text
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theological literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acts of the Apostles
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Book of Revelation ⓘ Catholic Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic epistles
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ Pauline Epistles ⓘ
surface form:
Pauline epistles
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| historicalContext | early French Reformation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Reformation
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surface form:
Reformation era
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| influencedBy |
Erasmian humanism
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Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | French-speaking Christians ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advancing vernacular Bible reading in France
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being one of the earliest printed French New Testaments ⓘ influencing Reformation-era biblical scholarship in France ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | part of the Christian biblical canon (New Testament) ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1523 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
Bible translation into French
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| translator | Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ |
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