Geneza Wulgaty i jej aktualny status w Kościele katolickim. Uwagi na marginesie Listu apostolskiego papieża Franciszka Scripturae Sacrae affectus
The Genesis of the Vulgate and its Current Status in the Catholic Church: Notes at the Margins of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Scripturae Sacrae Affectus

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the genesis and nature of Vulgate, the most important work of St Jerome, and its current status in the Catholic Church at the margins of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Scripturae Sacrae affectus (30 September 2020). First, the main guiding lines of Pope Francis’ document are shown, and then the need for Christological hermeneutics and biblical studies based on it is emphasised. The Vulgate weakened the importance of the Septuagint in the Western Church due to its purpose and the circumstances of its creation. The next comments concern the reception of the Vulgate – from the initial objections to the decree of the Council of Trent (1546), which sanctioned its status in the Catholic Church. This situation lasted until the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), which made a fundamental change in the view of the authority and authenticity of the work of St Jerome. Then, the comments on the Neo-Vulgate and the five critical editions of the Vulgate are presented. The article ends with comments on the current dilemmas of biblical translation. Catholic scholars, taking as their basis critical editions of the Hebrew Bible based on the Masoretic text, are faced with the question of whether and how to use in their translations the options adopted and recorded in the Vulgate.

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