# Episode 125: The First English Bible

An episode of [The History of English Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/538608536), 28 May 2019, 1 h 10 min.

Audio: https://media.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/content.blubrry.com/historyofenglish/Ep125-First-English-Bible.mp3

Many people are familiar with the King James Bible, but over two centuries earlier, an Oxford theologian named John Wycliffe produced the first Bible composed in the English language. Together with a group of close associates, he produced a Bible that was read throughout England. In this episode, we explore the events leading to this translation, and we also examine how the Wycliffe Bible impacted the English language. TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 125

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