The Church Used This Bible for 1000 Years 🤯
The speaker discusses how Jerome created the Latin Vulgate Bible in the 4th century by consulting with rabbis about which books Jews considered scripture. Despite debates between Jerome and Augustine about certain Old Testament books, the church eventually settled on 66 core books that became the standard biblical canon.
Summary
The content explores the historical development of the biblical canon, beginning with Paul's statement in Romans that Jews were entrusted with God's oracles. The speaker focuses on Jerome, a 4th-century scholar and competent linguist who created the Latin Vulgate, which served as the church's primary Bible for a thousand years. Jerome's methodology involved consulting directly with rabbis to determine which books the Jewish community considered authentic scripture, demonstrating his knowledge of both Greek and Hebrew languages. The speaker mentions theological disagreements between Jerome and Augustine regarding certain Old Testament books, indicating that canonical debates were ongoing even among church fathers. The discussion traces how these conversations eventually led to the establishment of 66 core books that form the foundation of the modern biblical canon. The speaker notes that debates about additional books continued even up to the Reformation period, when Martin Luther advocated for focusing on the established core rather than disputed texts. The narrative concludes with the observation that even some popes questioned the scriptural status of certain books, leading to a consensus to maintain the books that Jews themselves recognized as scripture as the authoritative word of God.
Key Insights
- Jerome created the Latin Vulgate by consulting directly with rabbis to determine which books Jews considered authentic scripture
- The Latin Vulgate served as the primary Bible of the church for a thousand years
- Jerome and Augustine had theological disagreements about which Old Testament books should be included in the canon
- Martin Luther advocated during the Reformation for focusing on established core books rather than disputed texts
- Even some popes questioned the scriptural status of certain books, leading to consensus around the 66 books that Jews themselves recognized
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[0:00] Paul says in the book of Romans that the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. Part of the conversation of the Old Testament scripture is some people like Jerome in the 4th century who's responsible for putting together the Latin Vulgate which was the Latin copy of the Bible that was the Bible of the church for a thousand years. He goes back and he's a very competent linguist. So he knows Greek and Hebrew and he's going back and he's talking with rabbis and he's saying okay well what do you consider scripture? What are these conversations? There's kind of a disagreement between him and Augustine about some Old Testament books. There are all these conversations…
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