That is a protestant take on it (i.e. the translator being a rebel trying to fight the pope to let people read the bible) but it is not historically accurate. St. Jerome, as he is known in the West, was a priest working as the secretary to Pope Damasus I when he revised the then existing Latin bible. It was previously based on primarily Greek texts but St. Jerome included some translations based on Hebrew texts being used by converted Jewish Christians in Antioch. Using the Hebrew as a source was an unpopular opinion at the time and it is unclear if he was aware that the Hebrew texts the Antiochians were using were derived from a newer Hebrew translation (dating from after the fall of Jerusalem) of the older Greek Septuagint (dating from 200-300 BC).
I never said Jerome was a rebel. Shit, I even pointed out he was sainted for his efforts. Just pointing out how much things changed from the days of Jerome to the days of Wycliffe roughly a thousand years later.
That is a protestant take on it (i.e. the translator being a rebel trying to fight the pope to let people read the bible) but it is not historically accurate. St. Jerome, as he is known in the West, was a priest working as the secretary to Pope Damasus I when he revised the then existing Latin bible. It was previously based on primarily Greek texts but St. Jerome included some translations based on Hebrew texts being used by converted Jewish Christians in Antioch. Using the Hebrew as a source was an unpopular opinion at the time and it is unclear if he was aware that the Hebrew texts the Antiochians were using were derived from a newer Hebrew translation (dating from after the fall of Jerusalem) of the older Greek Septuagint (dating from 200-300 BC).
I never said Jerome was a rebel. Shit, I even pointed out he was sainted for his efforts. Just pointing out how much things changed from the days of Jerome to the days of Wycliffe roughly a thousand years later.