For example, during the Middle Ages in certain “Christian ” lands,“ the possession and reading of the Bible in the vernacular [the language of the common people] was increasingly associated with heresy and dissent, ” says the book An Introduction to the Medieval Bible.
Misalnya selama Abad Pertengahan, di beberapa negeri yang mengaku Kristen, buku An Introduction to the Medieval Bible menulis bahwa ” memiliki dan membaca Alkitab dalam bahasa sehari - hari sering dianggap sesat dan menyimpang ”.