| French Literature Companion: Pierre Robert Olivétan |
Olivétan, Pierre Robert (c.1506-38). Compiler of the first French Protestant Bible, published at Neuchâtel in 1535, with two prefaces by Calvin; it owes much to the translations of Lefèvre d'Étaples. Olivétan was probably instrumental in converting Calvin, his relative and school fellow, to the Reform.
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| Wikipedia: Pierre Robert Olivétan |
Pierre Robert Olivétan (c.1506-1538) was the first to translate the Bible into the French language starting from the Hebrew and Greek texts. He was a cousin of John Calvin, who wrote a Latin preface for the translation[1], often called the Olivetan Bible.
His work was based on that of his teacher Jacques Lefèvre d'Etaples[2]. It was published in 1535 as La Bible Qui est toute la Saincte scripture[3] at Neuchâtel. This translation has been considered the first French Protestant Bible.[4]
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