On the Vulgate of Thomas Bilney

Donnelly, Colin Michael

Abstract

Arguably the most interesting source for the religious views of the early English evangelical Thomas Bilney (1495–1531) are the annotations in his copy of the Vulgate. Unfortunately, scholars have accessed these annotations almost exclusively through the error-riddled and selective summary provided in 1940 by J. Y. Batley. This study corrects Batley's most significant errors and provides transcriptions and translations of the most interesting annotations that he omitted. These include discussions of clerical celibacy, whether God is the author of evil, which biblical texts are authentically canonical and the nature of the law, justification and salvation.

Citation

Donnelly, C. M. (2022). On the Vulgate of Thomas Bilney. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 73(4), 837-844. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046922001026

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 23, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Deposit Date: Oct 1, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 21, 2023
• Journal: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
• Print ISSN: 0022-0469
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-7637
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 837-844
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022046922001026
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1190230