Christianity · Texts & transmission
Jerome begins a major Latin biblical project
382 CE onward
After arriving in Rome, Jerome received encouragement from Pope Damasus to revise Latin biblical texts. He later continued translation and commentary in Bethlehem, working with Greek and Hebrew materials. His work became central to the Latin Bible tradition conventionally known as the Vulgate.
Why it matters
Jerome makes visible the scholarly choices, patrons, languages, and decades of work behind a biblical version that later gained institutional authority.
About the date
The date marks the Roman commission, not completion of the whole Vulgate.
Rome
City where Damasus encouraged the project; later work continued in Bethlehem.
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