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Ulfilas
Gothic: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰
Ulfilas Translates the Bible by Willhelm Lindenschmit, 1879
Born
c. 311
Dacia
Died
383(383-00-00) (aged 71–72)
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Writings
oversaw the translation of the Bible into Gothic
Title
Apostle of the Goths[1] Confessor of the Faith
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Ulfilas (Greek: Ουλφίλας; c. 311 – 383),[a] known also as Wulfila(s) or Urphilas,[5] was a 4th century Gothic preacher of Cappadocian Greek descent. He was the apostle to the Gothic people.[5]
Ulfila served as a bishop and missionary, participated in the Arian controversy, and is credited with converting the Goths to Christianity[6] as well as translation of the Bible into the Gothic language. For the purpose of the translation he developed the Gothic alphabet, largely based on the Greek alphabet, as well as Latin and Runic characters.[7] Although the translation of the text into Gothic has traditionally been ascribed to Ulfila, analysis of the text of the Gothic Bible indicates the involvement of a team of translators, possibly under his supervision.[8][9]
^Parvis, Berndt & Steinacher 2016, p. 49.
^Bennett, William H. An Introduction to the Gothic Language, 1980, p. 23.
^Wolfram 1988, p. 76; Wiles 1996, p. 41.
^Ebbinghaus 1991, p. 236.
^ abThompson 2008, p. vi.
^Ratkus 2009, p. 38.
^Falluomini, Carla (2015). The gothic version of the Gospels and pauline Epistles: cultural background, transmission and character. Arbeiten zur neutestamentlichen Textforschung. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-3-11-033450-0.
^Ratkus, Artūras (2018). "Greek ἀρχιερεύς in Gothic translation: Linguistics and theology at a crossroads". NOWELE. 71 (1): 3–34. doi:10.1075/nowele.00002.rat.
^Miller 2019, pp. 13–18.
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