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Vulgate

The Latin Bible, translated mainly by Jerome from about 382; the standard Latin Bible of Western Christianity for over a thousand years.

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Dates
382–c. 405
Place
Bethlehem
Also known as
Latin Vulgate, Biblia Vulgata
Over time
  1. Span 382–c. 405
  2. author Jerome 382–c. 405

The Vulgate is the Latin Bible of Jerome. Its text, in the version common on the Rhine in the 14th and 15th centuries, is what Gutenberg Bible printed in Mainz.

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  • Jerome 382–c. 405 Scholarship & press 123

    Britannica says the Vulgate was “primarily” translated by Jerome. The Pope's commission began in 382; Britannica says Jerome had his own Latin translation of the whole Old Testament, from the Hebrew, by the end of 405.

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  1. 382–c. 405 Vulgate
  2. 382–c. 405 Jerome authored Vulgate
Proof 5 sources
  1. Vulgate, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    In 382 Pope Damasus commissioned Jerome, the leading biblical scholar of his day, to produce an acceptable Latin version of the Bible from the various translations then being used.
    Vulgate, (from the Latin editio vulgata, “common version”), Latin Bible used by the Roman Catholic Church, primarily translated by St. Jerome.
  2. St. Jerome, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    He is known particularly for his Latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, and has been designated a doctor of the church
  3. Biblical literature: Versions after the 4th century, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    By the end of 405 he had executed his own Latin translation of the entire Old Testament based on the “Hebrew truth” (Hebraica veritas).
  4. Frequently Asked Questions (The Gutenberg Bible at the Library of Congress: A Resource Guide), Library of Congress. Primary record
    The Gutenberg Bible contains the Latin translation of the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament that was mainly the work of Jerome (c.345-420 CE), who began his translating around 380 CE.
  5. Septuagint, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Scholarship & press
    Indeed, St. Jerome used the Septuagint to begin his translation of the Vulgate Old Testament in 382 ce.
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