<P> Jerome was a scholar at a time when that statement implied a fluency in Greek . He knew some Hebrew when he started his translation project , but moved to Jerusalem to strengthen his grip on Jewish scripture commentary . A wealthy Roman aristocrat , Paula , funded his stay in a monastery in Bethlehem and he completed his translation there . He began in 382 by correcting the existing Latin language version of the New Testament , commonly referred to as the Vetus Latina . By 390 he turned to translating the Hebrew Bible from the original Hebrew , having previously translated portions from the Septuagint which came from Alexandria . He believed that the mainstream Rabbinical Judaism had rejected the Septuagint as invalid Jewish scriptural texts because of what were ascertained as mistranslations along with its Hellenistic heretical elements . He completed this work by 405 . Prior to Jerome 's Vulgate , all Latin translations of the Old Testament were based on the Septuagint , not the Hebrew . Jerome 's decision to use a Hebrew text instead of the previous translated Septuagint went against the advice of most other Christians , including Augustine , who thought the Septuagint inspired . Modern scholarship , however , has sometimes cast doubts on the actual quality of Jerome 's Hebrew knowledge . Many modern scholars believe that the Greek Hexapla is the main source for Jerome 's `` iuxta Hebraeos '' translation of the Old Testament . However , detailed studies have shown that to a considerable degree Jerome was a competent Hebraist . </P>
<P> Jerome was a scholar at a time when that statement implied a fluency in Greek . He knew some Hebrew when he started his translation project , but moved to Jerusalem to strengthen his grip on Jewish scripture commentary . A wealthy Roman aristocrat , Paula , funded his stay in a monastery in Bethlehem and he completed his translation there . He began in 382 by correcting the existing Latin language version of the New Testament , commonly referred to as the Vetus Latina . By 390 he turned to translating the Hebrew Bible from the original Hebrew , having previously translated portions from the Septuagint which came from Alexandria . He believed that the mainstream Rabbinical Judaism had rejected the Septuagint as invalid Jewish scriptural texts because of what were ascertained as mistranslations along with its Hellenistic heretical elements . He completed this work by 405 . Prior to Jerome 's Vulgate , all Latin translations of the Old Testament were based on the Septuagint , not the Hebrew . Jerome 's decision to use a Hebrew text instead of the previous translated Septuagint went against the advice of most other Christians , including Augustine , who thought the Septuagint inspired . Modern scholarship , however , has sometimes cast doubts on the actual quality of Jerome 's Hebrew knowledge . Many modern scholars believe that the Greek Hexapla is the main source for Jerome 's `` iuxta Hebraeos '' translation of the Old Testament . However , detailed studies have shown that to a considerable degree Jerome was a competent Hebraist . </P>
when did jerome translated the bible into latin
when did jerome translated the bible into latin
390
390