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John Wycliffe may have influenced its translation, but there is no claim during his lifetime that he did. This was claimed at least a generation after his death! If Wycliffe did have a part in translation, the proof escapes us. There was a demand by Preachers (the Lollards) to have a text in English - most ordinary folk were illiterate, and in any case lacked the money to purchase the costly scribe written manuscripts. Wycliffe's colleagues were certainly involved - Nicholas Hereford and John Trevisa (who is mentioned in the original preface to the King James Bible as being a translator (see link below for example). English as a language for academics was just coming into its own (rather than Latin and the Anglo-Norman French used by the educated -- and there were French versions of The Bible), and so the demand was actually quite low. The Lollards were suppressed, and the demand slowed down if not ended. There was not an absolute ban on translation, but unauthorized versions gained the Church's censure. It was only a hundred years later, with printing available was a renewed demand which made the Tyndale translation popular regardless of the censure -- and a year before Tyndale's death in 1535, a Bible appeared in English with the consent of the King.
The sale of indulgences (previous answer "give me money and I will assure you that God will forgive your sins.") came later than Wycliffe and through Martin Luther seeking reforms began the Reformation.
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What where John Wycliffe accomplishments?
He was the first to translate the Bible into English
What year did John Wycliffe translate the Bible into English?
1380
What theologian was the first to translate the Bible into English?
John Wycliffe.
What year did John Wycliffe translate the Latin bible to English?
John Wycliffe completing translating the Bible into the English language in 1382. His works became known as the Wycliffe Bible, he did not personally translate all of the books of the Bible, specifically the Gospel accounts and possibly the entirety of the New Testament.
The theologian was the first to translate the Bible into his native English?
John Wycliffe was the theologian who was the first to translate the Bible into his native English. John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher at Oxford in England.
Who translate the bible from latin to English?
The first English translation of The Bible was done by John Wycliffe around 1380 AD.
When was the first translation of the Bible made into English?
John Wycliffe was the theologian who was the first to translate The Bible into his native English. John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher, theologian, lay preacher, translator, reformer and university teacher at Oxford in England.
Who was wycliffe?
wycliffe was a person who changed the bible from latin into English :)) hope this helps.
What did john wycliffe do in England?
John Wycliffe translated parts of the Bible into English.
John wycliffe wanted to do what?
John Wycliffe translated the bible into the English language. 16.06.2010
Is John Wycliffe the first person to translate the Bible to English?
Published in 1382, Wycliffe's translation is the first true English Bible. However, the first Anglo Saxon (an early form of English) translations were made around A.D. 700. While other preceding Old English authors translated parts - even large parts - of the Bible, none who translated the entire Bible are known. Wycliffe is credited with translating all the Bible from the Vulgate into what we have contemporarily come to call Middle English, which was a mixture of Old English (pre-1066) and French. By Wycliffe's time, French had had more than 3 centuries to incorporate itself into the existing Old English language. Answer2: It was in the late fourteenth century that the first English-language translation was produced. The name Wycliffe is attached to that version based on the Latin Vulgate. Just how much John Wycliffe actually translated is unknown today. It is certain, however, that there was fierce opposition to the translating work. Wycliffe and his associates incurred the bitter hatred of the religious authorities.
Who translated the bible to einlish?
The Bible was originally translated from the original Greek and from the Latin Vulgate to English by John Wycliffe. However, modern English differs greatly from Old English, and thus the first project to translate the Bible into English that best resembles modern English was commissioned by King James, and the result was the King James Version.
