Who translated the Bible in 1380?
Middle English Bible translations In the early years of the 14th century, a French copy of the Book of Revelation was anonymously translated into English. In the late 14th century, John Wycliffe produced the first complete English language Bible — often called Wycliffe's Bible. His New Testament was completed in 1380 and the Old Testament a few years later. It is thought that a large portion of the Old Testament was actually translated by Nicholas Hereford. Some 30 copies of this Bible survive, despite the fact that it was banned. From the time of King Richard II until the time of the English Reformation,
The Bible in Living English The Bible in Living English The Bible in Living English is a translation of the Bible by Steven T. Byington. He translated the Bible on his own for about 45 years from 1898 to 1943 but was unable to have it published during his lifetime. After he died in 1957, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society acquired the publication rights, but the translation was not published until 1972. A notable characteristic of this translation was the use of God's name, which Byington translated "Jehovah" in the Old Testament. Byington states in his preface: “The spelling and the pronunciation are