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Jerome's Vulgate at Revelation 16:5
Jerome (c.345 to 420) was one of the most influential Bible translators of history. His translation of the Old and New Testaments (as well as the apocrypha) became the dominant Latin translation, despite the existence of several Latin translations before him. Thus, particular attention has been paid to reconstructing the text of Jerome’s translation. The…
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The Plow Boy (or Ploughboy) and Translation
Dr. Dan Haifly, in his recent debate with Dr. Mark Ward, made the following comment (see here): Mark and and several of his friends and fellow fellow students have said — I say students of the Bible — they talk about the plow boy. The guy that edited the ESV he said, “I think there’s…
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Pope Clement VIII – Aeternus Ille (1589) – a New Translation
The following is a new translation of the papal bull, Aeternus Ille, based on the public domain Latin Text (available here). The eternal Creator and Governor of all celestial and terrestrial things, God, wonderfully planted and nurtured the Holy Church, as a Paradise of delights, with various plants and roots by His own hand, like…
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Rome's Translation Record
Over at Greenbaggins, Roman Catholic Taylor Marshall threw out one of the standard lines about Luther changing Scripture. I noted that this Roman propaganda has been debunked already (debunked once – debunked twice). In response, Mr. Marshall tried to come up with some new angles to the old slur. He stated: “One might even say…