John Wycliffe's Bible: Correcting a False Narrative
Gavin Ortlund
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16 April 2025
25 November 2025
Gavin Ortlund explains the history of the first translation of entire Bible into English by John Wycliffe and the Lollards.
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00:00 Opposition to Bible Translations
01:07 John Wycliffe and the Lollards
01:33 The Burning of Heretics
02:21 Are These BAD Translations?
07:47 Lollard Eucharistic Theology
10:22 Lollard Belief in Vernacular Translations
12:45 The 12 Conclusions of the Lollards
13:51 The Popularity of Lollardy
14:16 Lollards Martyrs
17:15 Further Reading
