Expert: Edward Bode - 1/12/2012

Question
What source text did Jerome use for his Latin Vulgate?

Thanks.

Answer
Basically, Jerome used Hebrew, Greek, and Latin texts in his "Vulgate" [a Middle Age term] begun in the late fourth century.  
I do know with what specific manuscripts he worked.
For the New Testament, Jerome corrected and adapted previous "Old Latin" in view of good Greek manuscripts.  
For the Old Testament, he translated from Hebrew, Aramaic, and some parts from Greek.
No text from the hand of Jerome is known.  An official Catholic edition was published after the Council of Trent in the 16th century.  For some years, some scholars have been working to produce a critical text.
If you wish more from me, Len, please feel free to write again.
Best wishes.