Hebraica Veritas Versus Septuaginta Auctoritatem

"""Ignacio Carbajosa provides an excellent introduction into ancient church controversies around the need for a Scripture translation into Latin by Jerome and into its subsequent canonicity and the modern repercussions. The ancient documents have been thoroughly researched, are presented in a lively fashion, and give the reader, expert, and layman alike, much food for thought."" --Emanuel Tov, professor of Bible, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ""Taking as his starting point the rivalry between Jerome's hebraica veritas and Augustine's Septuaginta auctoritas, Ignacio Carbajosa skillfully illustrates how, mutatis mutandis, the tension between the two positions still exists in modern biblical scholarship. The synthesis which he suggests happens also to be of particular relevance for biblical translations used in liturgical worship. This is a highly illuminating and most welcome discussion."" --Sebastian P. Brock, emeritus reader in Syriac studies, University of Oxford ""Modern Christians face many options for a Bible. Which is the right one? The same question confronted Jerome and Augustine, two giants of early Christian theology who discussed this matter and came to different conclusions. This slender volume enables us to listen in on their conversation. Approaching the matter from a Roman Catholic perspective, Ignacio Carbajosa provides expert guidance through the maze of issues posed by this wonderful book's title."" --Edmon L. Gallagher, professor of Christian Scripture, Heritage Christian University ""For the church, does scriptural authority lie in the Hebrew text of the Old Testament, or in the ancient Greek Septuagint translation? This is a wonderfully clear and accessible exposition of the debate first initiated by St. Augustine and St. Jerome, and why it mattered both then and now. Aimed at an educated readership in Catholic circles, the book will also be of interest to anyone involved in biblical studies."" --Alison Salvesen, professor of early Judaism and Christianity, University of Oxford"