Why did Jerome Translate Tobit and Judith?*

Jerome translated the Hebrew Bible into Latin over a decade and a half beginning in about 390 c.e. With each translation he included a preface dedicating (in most cases) the translation to a friend or patron and defending his reliance on what he called the hebraica veritas (Hebrew truth) against his...

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Main Author: Gallagher, Edmon L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2015]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2015, Volume: 108, Issue: 3, Pages: 356-375
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius 345-420 / Tobit / Judith / Translation / Latin
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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