1. St. Jerome and the Roman Catholic Church
Major Works Jerome is best known for his translation of the Hebrew Bible into Latin; originally requested by Pope Damasus, Jerome's version of the Vulgate (finished in 404) was affirmed as the "authentic" Bible of the Roman Catholic Church by the Council of Trent in the sixteenth century, due to its widespread and long-standing use within the church. Heralded as the most literary as well as the most faithful of the existing Latin translations, Jerome's Vulgate was profoundly animated and informed by Jerome's exegetical work in scripture and scriptural commentaries. ... An exampl...
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