Welcome to five minutes in church history hosted by Dr Stephen Nichols, where we take a little break from the present to go exploring the past.

Travel back in time as we look at the people, events, and even the places that have shaped the story of Christianity.

This is our story, our family history. Let's get started.

Little Wolf's Bible.

Hopefully you're intrigued by this week's title for five minutes in church history.

And rather than leave that mystery hanging out there,

let's just get right to solving it.

Little Wolf's Bible represents a Bible translation by an early church figure.

His life spans the fourth century.

He was born in 311, he died in 383 and his name is

Wolfala or he's also known as Oofelis. Wolfala literally means little wolf.

And his main legacy to church history

is his translation of the Bible

into the Gothic language.

Wolfilis was raised as a goth. He was by birth a capidotion. And either just before he was born, his mother was taken

captive by the goths, or shortly after he was born he was taken captive by the Goths. We're not sure there are conflicting stories

about his life. But either way, Wolfelis was raised by the Goths. Early on he converted

to Christianity and he became a leader. In fact he became appointed as a

Bishop among the Gothic peoples.

But sadly, Wolfelis was part of a sect we call Arianism. These of course were the followers of Aries, and Aries was the one who gave us this early church heresy of denying the deity of Christ.

This was the issue at the Council of Nicia, also in the 4th century,

and again at a later Council in the 4th century,

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