The Gospel Doctor: Wycliffe and the Word
This journal article examines John Wycliffe's theology of Scripture and his understanding of the Bible's nature, which motivated his groundbreaking translation of Scripture into English. Engelsma traces Wycliffe's life, education at Oxford, and theological influences, positioning him as a crucial pre-Reformer whose work on biblical authority and accessibility laid important groundwork for the later Protestant Reformation.
Not least art thou, thou little Bethlehem In Judah, for in thee the Lord was born; Nor thou in Britain, little Lutterworth, Least, for in thee the word was born again. Alfred Tennyson, "Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham" (1880) This verse, penned by the famed Alfred Lord Tennyson, captures the significance of the "Gospel Doctor," John Wycliffe, and one of his most important contributions to the church. Just as it was in a little village in Judea that the eternal Word became flesh, so also...
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