Latin Vulgate

[JM]

Is the Vulgate the 'official' Bible of the Catholic Church? If so, why? Is the reasoning similar to the Textus Receptus onlyism found amoung Baptists? If not, how does it differ?

Thanks

 

[JM]

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I found this online:

In 1546 the Council of Trent made the Vulgate the official version of the Catholic Church, and in 1592 the official text with no variants was promulgated by Clement VIII. All subsequent editions of the Vulgate published with the church’s imprimatur represent this Clementine edition.

http://www.bartleby.com/65/vu/Vulgate.html

 

[Carrye]

There are other approved translations for those who don't read Latin.

NAB
NRSV-CE
NJB

and I'm sure there are at least a few more that I am missing.

 

[Paul S]

Is the Vulgate the 'official' Bible of the Catholic Church? If so, why? Is the reasoning similar to the Textus Receptus onlyism found amoung Baptists? If not, how does it differ?

The true "official" Bible, of course, is the original Hebrew and Greek, since that is what was inspired by God. The Vulgate could be seen as the official Bible, since that's the version that, since Trent, is used in the Mass and Office.

There is now a revised version, called the Nova Vulgata, which is used in the new Mass. It's mostly similar to the Clementine Vulgate approved by Trent, but reflects a lot of the scholarship which has occurred over the past few centuries, especially the 20th.

Before Vatican II, certain vernacular versions were approved for private use, most notably for English speakers, the Douay-Rheims. Once the Mass was allowed to be said in the vernacular, each national bishop's conference was allowed to choose a version to use in their country. Currently, the US Lectionary is from the New American Bible, while Canada uses the New Revised Standard Version-Catholic Edition. I think the UK uses the New Jerusalem Bible.