Wycliffe Bible John Wycliffe's translation of the Holy Scriptures from the Latin Vulgate

Name: Wycliffe Bible John Wycliffe's translation of the Holy Scriptures from the Latin Vulgate
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ISBN: 9781600391026

ISBN-10: 1600391028

ISBN-13: 9781600391026

Edition: 2009

Authors: John Wycliffe, Brett Burner

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Here is John Wycliffe's greatest accomplishment: the translation of the Holy Scriptures into MIddle English. Producing the first complete English Bible, Wycliffe was the first to set aside Latin as the language of the Scriptures and reach the English people in their own tongue. Working from contemporary manuscripts of the Latin Vulgate, he sought "no strange English," but only the easiest, most common - albeit the most Latin-like language possible. (Latin constructions and word order were preserved even where they conflicted with English idiom.)His work was used by the Lollards, a group of itinerant preachers ("poor priests") who went about preaching, reading, and teaching from this new…

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List price: $48.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Lamp Post Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 800
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.63" tall
Weight: 3.872