Q: John Wycliffe was the first to render the Bible into English in:
a) 1360
b) 1370
c) 1380
d) 1390
Correct answer: c) 1380
Explanation of English Literature MCQs Test
John Wycliffe, The Morning Star Of The Reformation
John Wycliffe belonged to the fourteenth century and was known as "the morning star of the reformation." The reformer of this age was born in 1330 almost one hundred years before Luther. Before his theological studies, he studied and worked for Philosophy, and he was appointed as a lecturer at Balliol College. He realised how much the church directed the wrong direction to the people.
Three Significant Work on the Corruption of Church
- On Divine Dominion (1373–1374)
- On Civil Dominion (1375–1376)
- On the Truth of Sacred Scripture (1378)
Translation of Bible (Wycliffe's Bible)
According to tradition, Wycliffe is said to have completed a translation direct from the Vulgate into Middle English – a version now known as Wycliffe's Bible.
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