Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers · AD 325–500
Jerome
c. 347–420 · Early Church · Stridon / Bethlehem
A Latin biblical scholar and ascetic who spent much of his later life in Bethlehem.
Major contributions
Latin Vulgate, biblical scholarship
- Translated and revised biblical texts that became central to the Latin Vulgate tradition.
- Wrote commentaries, letters, and On Illustrious Men.
Theological positions
Modern labels do not always describe historical writers precisely.
- Biblical Interpretation
His translations and commentaries draw on Hebrew and Greek textual study.
Major writings
- Vulgate translation
- On Illustrious Men
- Letters