Old Latin Intervention in the Old English <i>Heptateuch</i>
Richard Marsden
The Old Testament translations in the compilation known as English Hexateuch or Heptateuch are based on good Vulgate exemplars. That is to say, where variation can be demonstrated between version associated with Jerome's late fourth-century revision and pre-Hieronymian ‘Old Latin’ versions, shown derive from exemplars carrying former. opening of Genesis–‘On angynne gesceop God heofonan 7 eorðan. seo eorðe soðlice was idel æmti’–illustrates this general rule. Behind it ‘in principio creauit Deus caelum et terram. terra autem erat inanis uacua”, not a characteristic ‘old’ readings, such fecit for inuisibilis inconpositas inani vacua . Indeed, much translation, especially Genesis, sufficiently full faithful identification specific variants exemplar text made some confidence influence important Carolingian revisions asssociated Orléans Tours demonstrated. There is, however, small number readings throughout which Latin parallels thirty so collated manuscripts unknown hardly known. Instead, they appear models available texts. Uncertainty often surrounds their identification, owing complexities both translation process history Bible. Understanding origins involves consideration patristic literature liturgy, well availability ‘contaminated’
Anglo-Saxon England