Explore the challenges and advantages of using ancient citations in biblical studies.
What Are the Complexities and Benefits of Using Latin Patristic Citations for New Testament Textual Criticism?
What Questions Arise When the Greek Fathers Are Used to Establish the Text of the New Testament?
Exploring the role of Greek Fathers in shaping the New Testament: Questions and insights await.
CAPPADOCIAN FATHER: Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus is a saint in both Eastern and Western Christianity. In the Catholic Church he is numbered among the Doctors of the Church; in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches he is revered as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs, along with Basil the Great and John Chrysostom.
JEROME: The Forerunner in Bible Translation
Jerome’s Latin name was Eusebius Hieronymus. He was born about 346 C.E. Jerome’s translation of the Hebrew Scriptures was considerably more than simply some revision of a text that existed in his day. For centuries it altered the direction of Bible study and translation. “The Vulgate,” said historian Will Durant, “remains as the greatest and most influential literary accomplishment of the fourth century.”
