On the linguistic competence of the Vulgate translator
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25788/vidbor.v7i1.1189Keywords:
Vetus Latina, Septuaginta, Hebraica veritas, Aramaic language, Hexapla, methods of translationAbstract
The importance of the Vulgate lies in its philological accuracy, in its author's familiarity with ancient pagan culture as well as late-ancient Christianity, in his effort to bring the new translation into harmony with traditional reading habits in the individual communities, and in the opening of new possibilities for biblical exegesis.
