Gothic Bible of Ulfilas
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The Gothic Bible of Ulfilas is a 4th-century translation of the Bible into the Gothic language, created by the bishop Ulfilas and serving as the principal source for our knowledge of East Germanic.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century work
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Bible translation ⓘ Gothic-language text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gothic Bible
NERFINISHED
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Wulfila Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gothic Christian communities ⓘ |
| author | Ulfilas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Gospels
NERFINISHED
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New Testament portions NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament portions ⓘ Pauline epistles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorRoleOfUlfilas | bishop and missionary to the Goths ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfKeyManuscript | Uppsala University Library (Codex Argenteus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 4th century ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Arian Christianity ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Germanic linguistics
ⓘ
biblical studies ⓘ paleography ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical literature
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
reconstruction of Proto-Germanic
ⓘ
study of historical Germanic linguistics ⓘ |
| language | Gothic language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFamilyOfLanguage | East Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptWitness |
Codex Ambrosianus
NERFINISHED
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Codex Argenteus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRegion | Gothic communities in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| preservationMedium | parchment manuscripts ⓘ |
| purpose | to translate the Bible for the Gothic-speaking Goths ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | missionary tool among the Goths ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Gothic alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
principal source for knowledge of East Germanic
ⓘ
principal source for knowledge of the Gothic language ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| translator | Ulfilas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparative Indo-European linguistics
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study of early Germanic Christianity ⓘ |
| writingSystemCreator | Ulfilas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemNote | helped standardize the Gothic alphabet ⓘ |
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