Audio: The Translators to the Reader.Part 7: Translation out of Hebrew and Greek into Latin

 

What did the AV translators think of Latin translations of the Bible (Old Latin and Vulgate)?

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Biography: Jerome on Jerome (Lives of Illustrious Men, Chapter 135)

 

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WM 174: Life of Jerome.Part Two: From Bethlehem to Death

  

I have posted WM 174: Life of Jerome.Part Two: Bethlehem to Death.

This continues my review of the life of Jerome, begun in WM 173, drawing upon on J. N. D. Kelly, Jerome: His Life, Writings, and Controversies (1975).

As a man, Kelly concludes, Jerome "presents a fascinating puzzle" (335). No other famous figure of his age had "such a complex, curiously ambivalent personality" (335). He could be "warm-hearted, kind to the poor and distressed" but also "vain and petty, jealous of rivals, morbidly sensitive, and irascible, hag-ridden of imaginary fears" (336).

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WM 173: Life of Jerome.Part One: From Birth to Bethlehem

I have posted WM 173: Life of Jerome.Part One: Birth to Bethlehem.

It offers an overview of the life of Jerome of Stridon, one of the most important early Christian churchmen and scholars. One of his most significant achievements was the translation of the Bible into Latin (the Latin Vulgate), later editions of which would be declared by the RCC at the Council of Trent (1545-1563) to be the authoritative edition of the Bible. Though Protestants reject that claim, we do see his work as important for (1) preserving the Hebrew as the divine original of the OT; and (2) preserving many key readings in the Greek NT.

In this overview I share my reading notes from the classic biography of Jerome by J. N. D. Kelly, Jerome: His Life, Writings, and Controversies (original, 1975; Christian Classics Reprint Edition, 1980).

This Part One covers Jerome's early years (primarily in Rome) from c. 331-386, or, "From Birth to Bethlehem."

Part Two will be forthcoming, focusing on his later years (primarily in Bethlehem) from 386-420, or: "From Bethlehem to Death."

Enjoy! JTR