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GtrsRGr8 · 12-21-2015, 10:29 PM

I'm sure that the name "John Wycliffe" is familiar to many people who follow this thread. Wycliffe lived in the mid-14th century. He is noted for several things. But there is one thing that he did that is germane to this post--he was responsible for the first translation of the complete Bible into vernacular English. What a momentous accomplishment!

Being a product of the 1300's, the language of this Bible is archaic and very difficult to read for even people who read English. However, there is a modern-spelling edition of both the Old Testament and New Testament available. The editor and publisher of the volumes is Terence P. Noble.

Both of those volumes are sold today. For example, Amazon sells the Old Testament in two volumes in paperback for a total of $44.98 and the New Testament in paperback for $19.99 (they also have a Kindle version of this book for $5.99). However, I have learned that ibiblio.org makes available both of these parts digitally in the pdf format, for free.

Here is what Amazon says about these books. First, the Old Testament part:
A modern-spelling edition of the 14th century Middle English translation of the Bible by John Wycliffe and John Purvey, the first complete English vernacular version, with an Introduction, Endnotes, Conclusion, and Bibliography. This is a revision of the modern-spelling edition of the Wycliffe Old Testament, first published in 2001, and revised in 2010. It is the companion volume to Wycliffe's New Testament, the first modern-spelling edition of the Wycliffe New Testament, published in 2001, and revised in 2011.
Similarly, they describe the New Testament part this way:
A modern-spelling edition of the 14th century Middle English translation of the Bible by John Wycliffe and John Purvey, the first complete English vernacular version, with an Introduction, Endnotes, Conclusion, and Bibliography. This is a revision of the first modern-spelling edition of the Wycliffe New Testament, published in 2001. It is the companion volume to Wycliffe's Old Testament, a modern-spelling edition, also published in 2001, and revised in 2010.

Unfortunately, I found very few ratings. But GoodReads members give it a 4.00 average rating from 3 ratings.

Here are the URLs of the webpages at ibiblio.org that are the pdfs:
The Old Testament--http://www.ibiblio.org/tnoble/downlo...e-OT-Noble.pdf
The New Testament--http://www.ibiblio.org/tnoble/downlo...e-NT-Noble.pdf.

12-21-2015, 10:29 PM	#380
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Modern-Spelling Edition of the Wycliffe Bible Available for FREE in Pdf! I'm sure that the name "John Wycliffe" is familiar to many people who follow this thread. Wycliffe lived in the mid-14th century. He is noted for several things. But there is one thing that he did that is germane to this post--he was responsible for the first translation of the complete Bible into vernacular English. What a momentous accomplishment! Being a product of the 1300's, the language of this Bible is archaic and very difficult to read for even people who read English. However, there is a modern-spelling edition of both the Old Testament and New Testament available. The editor and publisher of the volumes is Terence P. Noble. Both of those volumes are sold today. For example, Amazon sells the Old Testament in two volumes in paperback for a total of $44.98 and the New Testament in paperback for $19.99 (they also have a Kindle version of this book for $5.99). However, I have learned that ibiblio.org makes available both of these parts digitally in the pdf format, for free. Here is what Amazon says about these books. First, the Old Testament part: A modern-spelling edition of the 14th century Middle English translation of the Bible by John Wycliffe and John Purvey, the first complete English vernacular version, with an Introduction, Endnotes, Conclusion, and Bibliography. This is a revision of the modern-spelling edition of the Wycliffe Old Testament, first published in 2001, and revised in 2010. It is the companion volume to Wycliffe's New Testament, the first modern-spelling edition of the Wycliffe New Testament, published in 2001, and revised in 2011. Similarly, they describe the New Testament part this way: A modern-spelling edition of the 14th century Middle English translation of the Bible by John Wycliffe and John Purvey, the first complete English vernacular version, with an Introduction, Endnotes, Conclusion, and Bibliography. This is a revision of the first modern-spelling edition of the Wycliffe New Testament, published in 2001. It is the companion volume to Wycliffe's Old Testament, a modern-spelling edition, also published in 2001, and revised in 2010. Unfortunately, I found very few ratings. But GoodReads members give it a 4.00 average rating from 3 ratings. Here are the URLs of the webpages at ibiblio.org that are the pdfs: The Old Testament--http://www.ibiblio.org/tnoble/downlo...e-OT-Noble.pdf The New Testament--http://www.ibiblio.org/tnoble/downlo...e-NT-Noble.pdf. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 12-22-2015 at 08:27 AM.