BEFORE 1970Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims Versions: Psalm 42 AFTER 1970Modern English Translations: Psalm 43 Why is this change important? The Catholic Church has used the Septuagint/Vulgate numbering (inherited from St. Jerome’s 4th-century Latin Vulgate) for over 1600 years. The shift to Masoretic numbering happened shortly after Vatican II, driven primarily by those trying to accommodate others
BEFOREDouay Rheims Version AFTERRevised Standard Version Catholic Edition “And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to
Scripture Luke 1:46-52 Read Post »
BEFOREGenesis 3:15 DRV AFTERGenesis 3:15 RSV-CE I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your
Scripture Genesis 3:15 Read Post »
