The Gospel According to Wycliffe
GPTKB entity
Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
church
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| gptkbp:allows |
Banned by the church
Condemned by church authorities |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
gptkb:Christianity
Biblical translation history |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Lollardy
Religious dissent Biblical scholarship Reformist ideas Protestant thought Biblical literacy movement |
| gptkbp:availability |
Public domain
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| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Copied_by_hand
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| gptkbp:contains |
Gospels_of_Matthew,_Mark,_Luke,_John
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| gptkbp:controversy |
Debate over authority of scripture
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Mixed reception in medieval society
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| gptkbp:criticism |
Opposed_by_the_Catholic_Church
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Encouraged religious debate
Encouraged religious reform Encouraged_lay_reading_of_the_Bible |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
Foundation_for_English_Bible_translations
Symbol_of_English_nationalism |
| gptkbp:format |
Manuscript
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Subject of academic studies
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Pre-Reformation England
Late medieval period |
| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Shift in religious authority
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First major English Bible translation.
Important for understanding medieval theology Paved the way for future translations |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Gospel According to Wycliffe
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| gptkbp:impact |
Promoted_English_literacy
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:William_Tyndale
gptkb:English_Reformation Reformation thinkers Subsequent_English_translations Modern_English_translations |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Latin_Vulgate
Hussite movement |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Middle_English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced_later_English_translations
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Wycliffe's_death_in_1384
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Use of vernacular language
Accessibility to the common people Emphasis on scripture over tradition Use_of_English_vernacular |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
Wycliffe's_followers
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1382
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Protestant Reformation
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| gptkbp:significance |
First complete translation of the Bible into English
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
gptkb:John_Wycliffe
Complexity of Middle English Direct_translation_from_Latin |
| gptkbp:type |
Religious text
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| gptkbp:wrote |
Examined by theologians
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