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A movement that developed in [[Renaissance]] [[Europe]], with the rediscovery of classical [[Greek]] and [[Latin]] works that had been thought lost. [[Humanism]] sought to return to "original sources". It argued that the height of [[western civilization]] had been in the classical period, and with the fall of [[Rome]], most knowledge had been lost, and the much of the knowledge that remained had been corrupted by false traditions. It was the responsibility of the scholar, therefore, to rediscover the original Greek and Latin texts, and separate real wisdom from false interpretation.

A movement that developed in [[Renaissance]] [[Europe]], with the rediscovery of classical [[Greek]] and [[Latin]] works that had been thought lost. [[Humanism]] sought to return to "original sources". It argued that the height of [[western civilization]] had been in the classical period, and with the fall of [[Rome]], most knowledge had been lost, and the much of the knowledge that remained had been corrupted by false traditions. It was the responsibility of the scholar, therefore, to rediscover the original Greek and Latin texts, and separate real wisdom from false interpretation.

This movement had a profound effect on society, and, with its emphasis on classical texts and the rejection of much of the religious tradition that developed in the [[Middle Ages]], helped lead to the [[Protestant]] [[Reformation]], and, in fact, some of the new humanist [[Bible]]s, such as [[Erasmus]]'s Greek [[New Testament]], were important sources for both [[Martin Luther]]'s translation of the Bible and the [[King James Version]] of the Bible.{{fact}}

This movement had a profound effect on society, and, with its emphasis on classical texts and the rejection of much of the religious tradition that developed in the [[Middle Ages]], helped lead to the [[Protestant]] [[Reformation]], and, in fact, some of the new humanist [[Bible]]s, such as [[Erasmus]]'s Greek [[New Testament]], were important sources for both [[Martin Luther]]'s translation of the Bible and the [[King James Version]] of the Bible.