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John Wycliffe (/ ˈ w ɪ k l ɪ f /; also spelled Wyclif, Wickliffe, and other variants; c. 1328 – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, purported biblical translator, reformer, Catholic priest, and a seminary professor at the University of Oxford.
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Apr 16, 2024 · John Wycliffe (born c. 1330, Yorkshire, England—died December 31, 1384, Lutterworth, Leicestershire) was an English theologian, philosopher, church reformer, and promoter of the first complete translation of the Bible into English. He was one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation.
- John Stacey
- John Wycliffe’s ideology was often concerned with church reform. In a series of political-ecclesiastical treatises, Wycliffe expounded his view tha...
- John Wycliffe was sent on a deputation by King Edward III in 1374 to discuss differences between England and Rome with papal representatives. In 13...
- John Wycliffe is widely considered one of the medieval forerunners of the Protestant Reformation. His criticism of the practices and beliefs of the...
Nov 12, 2021 · John Wycliffe (l. 1330-1384, also John Wyclif) was an English theologian, priest, and scholar, recognized as a forerunner to the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Wycliffe condemned the practices of the medieval Church, citing many of the same abuses that would later be addressed by other reformers.
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Jack Zavada. Updated on May 02, 2019. John Wycliffe loved the Bible so much that he wanted to share it with his English countrymen. However, Wycliffe lived in the 1300s when the Roman Catholic Church ruled, and it authorized Bibles written only in Latin.
May 15, 2022 · As a philosopher Wycliffe argued against the spiritual sterility of contemporary skepticism; as a churchman he argued against the worldliness and corruption of the church; as a theologian he argued for the supremacy of the Bible and its message of God’s salvation by grace.
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Wycliffe's Bible or Wycliffite Bibles or Wycliffian Bibles ( WYC) are names given for a sequence of Middle English Bible translations believed to have been made under the direction or instigation of English theologian John Wycliffe of the University of Oxford.
