Jerome as Translator
A Journey through the Prologues to the Books of the Vulgate
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25788/vidbor.v1i1.123Keywords:
Jerome – preface – Septuagint – translation – Vulgate – Vulgata Tusculum DeutschAbstract
In the prefaces to the individual books of the Vulgate, Jerome defends himself and his plan of a Latin edition of the Hebrew Bible against accusations from various sources. A ramble through the prefaces to these books reveals questions that Jerome has as a translator per se and his time.
