John Wycliffe

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Wycliffe was also an early advocate for translation of the Bible. It is speculated that he completed his translation directly from the Vulgate into vernacular English in the year 1382, now known as the Wycliffe Bible. Some believe that he personally translated the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; and it is possible he translated the entire New Testament, while his associates translated the Old Testament. Wycliff's Bible appears to have been completed by 1384, with additional updated versions being done by Wycliffe's assistant John Purvey and others in 1388 and 1395.
Wycliffe was also an early advocate for translation of the Bible. It is speculated that he completed his translation directly from the Vulgate into vernacular English in the year 1382, now known as the Wycliffe Bible. Some believe that he personally translated the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; and it is possible he translated the entire New Testament, while his associates translated the Old Testament. Wycliff's Bible appears to have been completed by 1384, with additional updated versions being done by Wycliffe's assistant John Purvey and others in 1388 and 1395.
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== See also ==
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* [[Wycliffe's Bible]]
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* [[Wycliffe Bible Translators]], one of the world's largest [[international organization]]s dedicated to translating the Bible into every [[Modern language|living language]] in the World; named in honour of John Wycliffe.
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* [[Wycliffe Hall, Oxford]], one of the Church of England's designated Evangelical [[Seminary|theological colleges]], is also named in [[His Honour|his honour]].
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* [[Wycliffe College]] at the [[University of Toronto]]
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* [[Wycliffe College (Gloucestershire)]]
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* [[Middle English Bible translations]]
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* [[William Tyndale]]
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* [[Jan Hus]]
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* [[Christian radicalism]]
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* [[Ecclesiae Regimen]]
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* [[General Prologue of the Wycliffe Bible]]
==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wycliffe Wikipedia article on John Wycliffe]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wycliffe Wikipedia article on John Wycliffe]
* [http://www.john-wycliffe.com/ John Wycliffe Site]
* [http://www.john-wycliffe.com/ John Wycliffe Site]

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John Wycliffe (pronounced /ˈwɪklɪf/; also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, or Wickliffe) (mid-1320s – 31 December 1384) was an English theologian, translator and reformist. Wycliffe was a dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He is considered the founder of the Lollard movement, a precursor to the Protestant Reformation (for this reason, he is sometimes called "The Morning Star of the Reformation"). He was one of the earliest recorded opponents of papal authority influencing secular power in England.

Wycliffe was also an early advocate for translation of the Bible. It is speculated that he completed his translation directly from the Vulgate into vernacular English in the year 1382, now known as the Wycliffe Bible. Some believe that he personally translated the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; and it is possible he translated the entire New Testament, while his associates translated the Old Testament. Wycliff's Bible appears to have been completed by 1384, with additional updated versions being done by Wycliffe's assistant John Purvey and others in 1388 and 1395.

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