The Vulgate (382 A.D.)

THE VULGATE (382 A.D.)
As time went on and the power of Rome grew, Latin began to replace Greek as the common language, especially in the West. And so, a new translation was needed.

1. Jerome.
An Old Latin Translation appeared prior to 200 A.D. and became widely used. In 382 Pope Damascus commissioned Jerome to revise some of these already existing Latin translations which had been made of the Scriptures. Jerome had studied Greek and Latin in Rome and he also studied Hebrew in Palestine.

2. The Translation.
His translation of the Bible into Latin became known as the Vulgate (Latin for “common”) because it was in the common language.