The Vulgate Bible

The Pentateuch: Douay-Rheims Translation

Swift Edgar

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Harvard Uni.Press Academi
22 November 2010

History; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Latin

Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

The Vulgate Bible, compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the intersection of the fourth and fifth centuries CE, was used from the early Middle Ages through the twentieth century in the Western European Christian (and, later, specifically Catholic) tradition. Its significance can hardly be overstated. The text influenced literature, visual art, music, and education during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and its contents lay at the heart of much of Western theological, intellectual, artistic, and even political history of that period. At the end of the sixteenth century, as a variety of Protestant vernacular Bibles became available, professors at a Catholic college first at Douay, then at Rheims, translated the Vulgate into English, among other reasons to combat the influence of rival theologies.

This volume elegantly and affordably presents the text of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, beginning with the creation of the world and the human race, continuing with the Great Flood, God's covenant with Abraham, Israel's flight from Egypt and wanderings through the wilderness, the laws revealed to Moses, his mustering of the twelve tribes of Israel, and ending on the eve of Israel's introduction into the Promised Land. This is the first volume of the projected six-volume set of the complete Vulgate Bible.

Edited by: Swift Edgar
Imprint: Harvard Uni.Press Academi
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 62mm
Weight: 1.302kg
ISBN: 9780674055346
ISBN 10: 0674055349
Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Pages: 1200
Publication Date: 22 November 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Swift Edgar is a research assistant at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

Reviews for The Vulgate Bible: The Pentateuch: Douay-Rheims Translation

The goal of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, of which this volume is a part, is to make selected foreign-language works easily accessible to English-speaking readers. That goal is admirably achieved in this volume, which is the first in a projected five-part series. -- L. J. Greenspoon * Choice *