Wyclif Bible
Wycliffe Bible (. English Wycliffe Bible , and Wycliffe Bible Wycliffe's Bible, Wyclif's Bible ) is the name of Biblical texts from the pre - Reformation John Wyclif into in the years 1380 to 1388 or his pupils and followers means English have been translated.
translation
John Wyclif collected various English Bible translations and revised them. For this translation work he used the Latin Bible, the Vulgate , as the basis for translation . The resulting translation was not the first translation into English , but represents a compilation and revision of previous translations.
Copies of the Bible translation were handwritten because the printing press was not yet available, but its translation spread across the country through his followers, who were called Lollards . Today there are around 150 handwritten copies of the Bible translation, also known as the Lollard Bible .
Bible editions
- The Wycliffe New Testament (1388). An edition in modern spelling with an introduction, the original prolugues and the Epistle to the Laodiceans. Edited for the Tyndale Society by WR Cooper . printed in Italy, 2002, ISBN 0-7123-4728-3 .
literature
- David Daniell : The Bible in English . London 2003.
Web links
- Studylight version of the Wycliffe Bible (1395)
- John Wycliffe's Translation
- John Wyclif's Bible (ed.1395)
- Vernacular Scriptures before Wycliff ( Memento from October 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Catholic Encyclopedia article on John Wyclif