St. Jerome (ca. 345-420) was an early Christian biblical scholar. The official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vulgate, is largely the product of his labors of translation and revision. Born in territory now in northwest Yugoslavia,...

JEROME (c. 347–420), properly Eusebius Hieronymus; church father and biblical scholar. Born at Stridon in Dalmatia of a prosperous Christian family, Jerome was educated at Rome under Aelius Donatus, the most eminent grammarian of the fourth...

Jerome (ca. 347 – September 30, 420; Greek: Ευσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ιερώνυμος, Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. He also was a Christian...

Ancient Jerome. By Stefan Rebenich. [The Early Church Fathers. ] (London and New York: Routledge. 2002. Pp.xi, 211. $14.95 paperback.) This is a splendid book, which admirably meets its series' goal by being at once scholarly and popular (the epigraph to chap. 5...

Ceel, Jerome "Jerry" Thursday, August 26, 2004 Ceel, Jerome "Jerry" Age 83 years, August 23, 2004. Jerry was born April 3, 1921, in Milwaukee and baptized at St. Josaphat's Basilica. Jerry was a soldier, WEPCO lineman, labor leader and a fine citizen. He joined...

For the 58th straight year, a mysterious visitor left birthday cognac and roses at Edgar Allan Poe's grave Friday, and he was watched by more onlookers than ever, a faithful viewer said.Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum, said 55 people braved a...

Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac before stealing away into the darkness.Nearly 150 people had gathered outside the cemetery of Westminster Presbyterian...

In the following essay, Hartmann discusses and critically evaluates Jerome's method as a scriptural interpreter, especially as evidenced in his commentaries.

In the following excerpt, Wiesen discusses Jerome's writings as commentaries on the state of his contemporaries. According to Wiesen, "St. Jerome's sense of the decline of civilization and his disgust with the vices of 'the world' form an important theme in all categories of his writings, from the letters written in the desert of Chalcis when he was a young man to his late exegetical and homiletic works. "

In the essay that follows, Murphy describes the development of Jerome's interest in history alongside a chronological investigation of his life and writings. Murphy notes how that interest expresses itself in Jerome's writings that are not overtly historical.