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. Published by Libreria Editrice Vaticana, it is the Latin text referenced in the post-conciliar Roman liturgical books and in the instruction Liturgiam authenticam.

Language and People

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

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