- Is the Vulgate Bible accurate?
- Which translations use the Vulgate?
- What is the Vulgate translation?
- Who translated the Bible from the Latin Vulgate?
Is the Vulgate Bible accurate?
The Vulgate was given an official capacity by the Council of Trent (1545–1563) as the touchstone of the biblical canon concerning which parts of books are canonical. The Vulgate was declared to "be held as authentic" by the Catholic Church by the Council of Trent.
Which translations use the Vulgate?
Vulgate, (from the Latin editio vulgata, “common version”), Latin Bible used by the Roman Catholic Church, primarily translated by St. Jerome.
What is the Vulgate translation?
Latin Vulgate
The Latin translation of the Bible written by St. Jerome, who was asked by Pope Damasus in 382 A.D. to bring order out of the proliferation of Old Latin versions which were in circulation. His translation became the standard Latin version of the Bible for the Western Latin-speaking Church.
Who translated the Bible from the Latin Vulgate?
The Vulgate.
St Jerome translated the Bible into Latin between A.D. 383 and 404.