Biblical Hebrew Forum

[James Read <J.Read-2 AT sms.ed.ac.uk>]

Hi,

I forgot to mention this source:

http://www.jstor.org/pss/1584340

which calls into question whether Jerome actually even ever knew Hebrew.

James Christian

Quoting schmuel <schmuel AT nyc.rr.com>:

> Hi Folks,
>
> There are so many difficulties in the post by James that I do not
> know exactly where to begin.
> However I would like to ask him about one factual assertion to start.
>
> > James Read J.Read
> > 8) Jerome (4th century) claims to have based his Vulgate translation
> > on the Hebrew text yet there is more agreement with derivative
> > manuscripts of the Latin Vulgate with the aforementioned dead
> > sea  scroll texts, the Greek versions and the Samaritan Pentateuch than
> > with the MT
>
> James, putting aside Psalms where Jerome has multiple translations
> from differing sources, please indicate the basis for your claiming
> this distance from the Vulgate OT and the Masoretic Text.  And the
> Latin supposed affinity to the Greek, or the Pentateuch, or some DSS,
> against the Masoretic Text.
>
> Since we have a decent English translation of the Vulgate in the
> Douay OT and that can be compared with the English translations of
> the Masoretic Text such as the King James Bible, you can simply show
> some of these major differences .. sections and verses where the
> Latin --> English aligns against the Masoretic Text.
>
> Or if you want to claim that the Douay OT is distant from the 4th
> century Latin, please give your historical and textual explanation.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Shalom,
> Steven Avery
> Queens, NY
>
>
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