Neo Vulgata (LTNNVV)

Overview

The Nova Vulgata (Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio) is the official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic Church, a scholarly revision of St. Jerome's fourth-century Vulgate incorporating modern critical editions of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek source texts. [1] Pope Paul VI established the Pontifical Commission for a New Vulgate Edition on 29 November 1965, following the Second Vatican Council's call for liturgical reform. [1] The revised Latin Psalter was published in 1969, the New Testament was completed by 1971, and the full Bible was issued for the first time in 1979. [1] Pope John Paul II promulgated the Nova Vulgata as the Church's official Latin text through the apostolic constitution Scripturarum Thesaurus on 25 April 1979. [2] A second revised edition (Editio Typica Altera) was published in 1986 with minor textual corrections and added prefatory materials. [1] The Nova Vulgata contains 73 books, including the deuterocanonical books, and serves as the authoritative Latin text for Catholic liturgy and theological studies.

Language and People

Latin (ISO 639-3: lat). [Glottolog: lati1261]

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