Author Archives: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.

Exodus 29:22

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:22 tolles adipem de ariete, et caudam et arvinam, quæ operit vitalia, ac reticulum iecoris, et duos renes, atque adipem, qui super eos est, armumque dextrum, eo quod sit aries consecrationis: you shall take the fat from the ram, … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:21

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:21 Cumque tuleris de sanguine qui est super altare, et de oleo unctionis, asperges Aaron et vestes eius, filios et vestimenta eorum. Consecratisque ipsis et vestibus, And when you shall have taken from the blood that is upon the … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:20

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:20 Quem cum immolaveris, sumes de sanguine eius, et pones super extremum auriculæ dextræ Aaron et filiorum eius, et super pollices manus eorum ac pedis dextri, fundesque sanguinem super altare per circuitum. When you have slain it, you shall … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:19

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:19 Tolles quoque arietem alterum, super cuius caput Aaron et filii eius ponent manus. You shall also take the other ram, upon whose head Aaron and his sons shall place their hands. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Tolles … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:18

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:18 Et offeres totum arietem in incensum super altare: oblatio est Domino, odor suavissimus victimæ Domini. And you shall offer the whole ram as a burnt offering upon the altar: it is an offering to the LORD, a most … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:17

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:17 ipsum autem arietem secabis in frusta. lotaque intestina eius ac pedes pones super concisas carnes, et super caput illius. You shall cut the ram itself into pieces. and you shall place the washed intestines of it and the … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:16

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 20:16 Quem cum mactaveris, tolles de sanguine eius, et fundes circa altare. When you have slaughtered him, you shall take from his blood, and you shall pour it around the altar. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Quem whom … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:15

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:15 Unum quoque arietem sumes, super cuius caput ponent Aaron et filii eius manus. And you shall take also one ram, upon whose head Aaron and his sons shall place their hands. # Latin Gloss Grammar Tag 1 Unum … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:14

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:14 carnes vero vituli et corium et fimum combures foris extra castra, eo quod pro peccato sit. but the flesh of the young bull, and the hide, and the dung you shall burn outside the camp, because it is … Continue reading →

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Exodus 29:13

Posted on March 20, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Ex 29:13 Sumes et adipem totum qui operit intestina, et reticulum iecoris, ac duos renes, et adipem qui super eos est, et offeres incensum super altare: You shall take also all the fat that covers the intestines, and the lobe … Continue reading →

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