What is Wulfila Bible?
[[File:Wulfila bibel.jpg|thumb|right|A page from the Bible.This shows part of the [[Codex argenteus]]]] The '''Wulfila Bible''' (or '''Gothic Bible''') is a [[translation]] of parts of the [[Bible]] into the [[Gothic language]]. It was done by an [[Arianism|Arian Christian]] [[Bishop]], called [[Wulfila]], in the [[3rd century]]. It contains mainly a translation of the [[New Testament]]. The basis for the translation was a [[Greek language|Greek]] version of the Bible. Up till then, the [[Goths]] had used [[rune]]s to write. This was impractical, though. For this reason Wulfila also invented the [[Gothic alphabet]]. The Gothic alphabet is based on the [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] one. Many copies of parts of the text still exist today. Most of them are from the [[6th century|6th]] to [[8th century]]. The Wulfila bible is the oldest written text of a [[Germanic language]]. It is very important for studying language development. == Text of [[The Lord's Prayer]] in the Wulfilabible == ''þ'' is pronounced like the [[English language|English]] ''th'' in ''the''. :''atta unsar þu ïn himina'' :''weihnai namo þein'' :''qimai þiudinassus þeins'' :''wairþai wilja þeins'' :''swe ïn himina jah ana airþai'' :''hlaif unsarana þana sinteinan gif uns himma daga'' :''jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijai ma'' :''swaswe jah weis afletam þaim skulam unsaraim'' :''jah ni briggais uns ïn fraistubnjai'' :''ak lausei uns af þamma ubilin'' :''unte þeina ïst þiudangardi'' :''jah mahts jah wulþus ïn aiwins'' :''amen'' == Other websites == * [http://www.wulfila.be/gothic/browse/ Full text of the Wulfilabible] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801214145/http://www.wulfila.be/gothic/browse/ |date=2016-08-01 }} * [http://www.gotica.de Smaller gothic fragments] {{history-stub}} [[Category:Bible versions]] [[Category:3rd-century works]]