THE VULGATE.
TO BE REVISED BY BENEDICTINES. By Telegraph Press Association.—Copyright (Received May 21, 10.21 p.m.) London, May 21. The Times says the Pope has entrusted the whole of the work of revising the Vulgate to the monks of the Benedictine Order. The Vulgate is'.' the version of the Bible executed in Latin bv St. Jerome at Bethlehem,- at intervals from 385 to 404> with the object of showing what was and was not in the original documents. His labours resulted in the. Old and the New Testaments for th© first time being regarded as sections of one book. His version of the Bible became universally adopted by the Western Church and is accepted to-day as authentic by the Roman Catholio Church.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19070522.2.55
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13494, 22 May 1907, Page 7
Word Count
122THE VULGATE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13494, 22 May 1907, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in