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The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of old Latin translations. It became the definitive and officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church. In the 13th century it came to be called versio vulgata, which means “the published translation”. There are 76 books in the Clementine edition of the Vulgate Bible: 46 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament, and three in the Apocrypha. | The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of old Latin translations. It became the definitive and officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church. In the 13th century it came to be called versio vulgata, which means “the published translation”. There are 76 books in the Clementine edition of the Vulgate Bible: 46 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament, and three in the Apocrypha. | ||
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| + | ==Composition== | ||
| + | The Vulgate is a compound work, only some parts of which are due to Jerome. | ||
| + | * ''Old Latin'', wholly unrevised: [[Prayer of Manasses]], [[2 Esdras|4 Esdras]], [[Book of Wisdom|Wisdom]], [[Ecclesiasticus]], and [[1 Maccabees|1]] and [[2 Maccabees]]. | ||
| + | * ''Old Latin'', more or less revised by a person or persons unknown: [[Book of Baruch|Baruch]], [[1 Esdras|3 Esdras]], [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]], [[Epistles#New Testament epistles|Epistles]], and the [[Book of Revelation|Apocalypse]]. | ||
| + | * ''Free translation'' by Jerome from a secondary [[Aramaic]] version: [[Book of Tobit|Tobias]] and [[Book of Judith|Judith]]. | ||
| + | * ''Translation from the [[Septuagint]]'' by Jerome: the [[Latin Psalters#Version Gallicana|Psalter]], the [[Book of Esther#Additions to Esther|Rest of Esther]]. | ||
| + | * ''Translation from the Greek of [[Theodotion]]'' by Jerome: [[The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children|Song of the Three Children]], [[Susanna (Book of Daniel)|Story of Susanna]], and [[Bel and the Dragon|The Idol Bel and the Dragon]] | ||
| + | * ''Revision'' by Jerome of the Old Latin, corrected with reference to the oldest [[Greek New Testament#Early manuscripts|Greek manuscripts]] available: the [[Four Gospels|Gospels]]. | ||
| + | * Jerome’s independent translation from the [[Tanakh|Hebrew]]: the [[protocanonical books]] of the [[Old Testament]], with the exception of the [[Book of Psalms|Psalter]]. This was completed in 405. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgate Wikipedia Article on the Vulgate] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulgate Wikipedia Article on the Vulgate] | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 12 December 2008
The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of old Latin translations. It became the definitive and officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible of the Roman Catholic Church. In the 13th century it came to be called versio vulgata, which means “the published translation”. There are 76 books in the Clementine edition of the Vulgate Bible: 46 in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament, and three in the Apocrypha.
Composition
The Vulgate is a compound work, only some parts of which are due to Jerome.
- Old Latin, wholly unrevised: Prayer of Manasses, 4 Esdras, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, and 1 and 2 Maccabees.
- Old Latin, more or less revised by a person or persons unknown: Baruch, 3 Esdras, Acts, Epistles, and the Apocalypse.
- Free translation by Jerome from a secondary Aramaic version: Tobias and Judith.
- Translation from the Septuagint by Jerome: the Psalter, the Rest of Esther.
- Translation from the Greek of Theodotion by Jerome: Song of the Three Children, Story of Susanna, and The Idol Bel and the Dragon
- Revision by Jerome of the Old Latin, corrected with reference to the oldest Greek manuscripts available: the Gospels.
- Jerome’s independent translation from the Hebrew: the protocanonical books of the Old Testament, with the exception of the Psalter. This was completed in 405.
