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Translated by [[St. Jerome]], primarily from [[Hebrew]] and [[Greek language|Greek]], '''The Vulgate''' is the version of the [[Latin]] Bible. The root word for vulgate gives us the word vulgar; in the day of St Jerome this word didn't have the negative connotations associated with it as it does today, it simply meant "common". The Vulgate was used by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] for more than 1000 years. Jerome (the leading biblical scholar of his day) was commissioned by Pope Damasus in 382AD, to produce a Latin translation of the Bible from the several translations then in use. This work took two years and in 384AD the revised Latin translation of the [[Gospels]] was delivered to the [[Pope]].

Translated by [[St. Jerome]], primarily from [[Hebrew]] and [[Greek language|Greek]], '''The Vulgate''' ("Common") is the version of the [[Latin]] Bible. The root word for vulgate gives us the word vulgar; in the day of St Jerome this word did not have the negative connotations associated with it as it does today, it simply meant "common". The Vulgate was used by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] for more than 1000 years. Jerome (the leading biblical scholar of his day) was commissioned by Pope Damasus in '''[[Anno Domini|A.D.]]''' 382, to produce a Latin translation of the Bible from the several translations then in use. This work took two years and in A.D. 384 the revised Latin translation of the [[Gospels]] was delivered to the [[Pope]].

Using the [[Septuagint]] Greek version of the [[Old Testament]], Jerome produced new Latin translations of the [[Psalms]], the [[Job|Book of Job]], and some other books.  

Using the [[Septuagint]] Greek version of the [[Old Testament]], Jerome produced new Latin translations of the [[Psalms]], the [[Job|Book of Job]], and some other books.