What change did Wycliffe bring to the Bible?
Changed Old Testament stories
Translation into Middle English
Removed certain books
Added new teachings
Answer
The Bible was translated into Middle English by John Wycliffe in the 14th century. This was a significant change because it made the Bible more accessible to the common people, who did not speak Latin, the language in which the Bible was originally written. Wycliffe's translation was also important because it helped to spread the ideas of the Protestant Reformation.
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