The Wycliffe Bible

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:church
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:William_Tyndale
gptkb:church
gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkb:John_Huss
gptkb:Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:availability Public domain
gptkbp:conservation_efforts gptkb:Libraries
Copying by hand
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Old_Testament
gptkb:church
gptkbp:controversy Condemned by the Church
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced English literature
gptkbp:first_published 1382
gptkbp:format Manuscript
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Pre-Reformation_England
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Council_of_Constance
Burning of Wycliffe's writings
Persecution of Lollards
Wycliffe's death
gptkbp:historical_significance Foundation for future translations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wycliffe Bible
gptkbp:impact Promoted vernacular literacy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:language
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Latin_Vulgate
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Tyndale_Bible
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:Historical_texts
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:mountain
gptkbp:language Middle English
gptkbp:legacy Influenced later English translations
gptkbp:next_edition gptkb:Wycliffe_Old_Testament
Wycliffe New Testament
gptkbp:notable_feature Critique of the Church
Role in the English Reformation
Literal translation style
Symbol of religious freedom
Use of footnotes
Influence on hymnody
Accessibility to laypeople
Cultural resistance to Catholicism
Use of archaic language
Censorship by the Church
Commentary on scripture
Critique of clerical authority
Emphasis on scripture authority
Foundation for English Protestantism
Historical manuscript preservation
Promotion of personal interpretation
Use in religious debates
gptkbp:published_by Wycliffe's followers
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Biblical scholarship
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_complete_translation_of_the_Bible_into_English
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:John_Wycliffe
gptkb:Modern_English
Latin texts
gptkbp:type gptkb:church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Wycliffe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4