Vulgate

Not only did his theology present new ideas about the meaning of Christianity, but it spurred awareness against the corruptions of the medieval church. By translating the Latin Vulgate Bible into English and also preaching in English, Wyclif could disseminate his interpretation of the Bible to the laity while allowing them to also interpret the Bible for themselves. Wyclif severely accused the church of being corrupt and through his translations of the Bible, he shared the Scriptures to the general public. Of course, Wyclif’s radical ideas did not miss the attention of the public eye as well as the authority of the church and state. While he had gained many firm supporters, such as those from the lower class and John of Gaunt, Wyclif faced brutal opposition from the papacy and the English government. The strong correlation between church and state made Wyclif a heretic to the Catholic Church and an unpatriotic, revolutionary…

This standardized bible was called the Vulgate, which was translated from the original languages it was written in, Greek and Hebrew, into the language of the scholars, Latin. The Vulgate became the bible that all literate Christians used during the middle ages. In 1320, John Wycliffe believed and taught that the bible was full of irrefutable truths, and that anyone should be entitled to read it, not just the rich who could afford to study Latin. Wycliffe believed the bible should be used to…

He mentions the Septuagint, the Aramaic Targums, the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Syriac and Jerome’s Latin Vulgate as being important. Chapter fourteen is about the books that are a part of scripture and the books that are not a part of scripture. This is called canon. Book had been included s scripture gradually, but some other had distinctions and evidence that did not allow them to be considered scripture. In chapter fifteen the author writes about the Apocrypha, or books that are not included…

“The Canon of Scriptures”. This chapter states that the word canon represents the list of books used in the Bible. During the time of Jesus, the canon was already very well developed. “Apocrypha” is a word that would mean the same thing as noncanonical books of the Old and New Testaments. The apocrypha is divided into four groups, historical, legendary, prophetic, and ethical or devotional and these books should not be regarded as sculpture. These facts are all stated in chapter fifteen of this…

Now that I am at the end of my fall semester, I have been asked to reflect back on some of the teachings from my world literature class. For this discussion I will point out a recurring theme in the Koran and some of the comparisons of the Koran and the Bible, particularly Noah and Joseph, and a few of the views from Augustine, who was a fourth and fifth-century theologian and philosopher. When reading the stories (or suras) in the Koran, let us look at the recurring verse “merciful and…

I thoroughly enjoyed reading through all seven chapters of Philip Yancey’s book “The Bible Jesus Read.” It felt as though I was sitting across form the writer just soaking in all he had to say. After reading commentaries and Bible dictionaries, this book gave a fresh perspective on the Old Testament. Yancey was not interested in the nitty gritty details of the Old Testament like date and author of books, but rather focusing on the point and the big picture. For example, in the preface of the…

Did God accept polygamy? Why then would He choose to bless the Old Testament leaders who seemed to have performed polygamy? It is easy to misinterpret that in God blessing them, it portrays that He promotes such a practice. But that argument is farthest from the truth. The leaders in question, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were blessed because our God is a gracious God. It is not what they had done that warranted God’s blessings. The majority of society today condemns the practice of polygamy.…

The Bible has always been a facinating amongs people, and face some crititisms from some who belived it to be inaccurate. The Bible has been questioned by many scholars in the field of biblical criticism. Critics always questioned the authenticity of its content, its roots and the credibility of q the authors. After watching all these videosI think the Bible should be accepted as historically accurate and as a reliable guide to morality . It was interesting to learned these fascinating fact…

How to Read the Bible for All its Worth: Report How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart is about ways to interpret the bible on your own and read it for all its valuation. There are many ways one can read the bible but the most common way to read it is reading the words and obeying the rules of God without fully taking it in for all of its worth and teachings. How to Read the Bible for all its Worth opens up in a comment about people not interpreting the bible…

Everyone has their own views and theories about the world around them. It hard for one type of group to fulfill everyone needs. Throughout this course, I was exposed to materials that discussed the magnitude of religion, the impact it had on society, and the multiple groups that were formed from other groups. Yet in all of these information that was presented in the book, there was one dominate theme that protruded out. The fact of the matter is people were easily influenced to join religious…