Bonifatius Fischer (1915–1997) was a German biblical scholar, textual critic of the

Vulgate The Vulgate (; also called (Bible in common tongue), ) is a late-4th-century Latin translation of the Bible. The Vulgate is largely the work of Jerome who, in 382, had been commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Gospels u ...

, and

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. Fischer questioned

Jerome Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian presbyter, priest, Confessor of the Faith, confessor, th ...

's authorship of some parts of the Vulgate

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...

. In 1951-1954 Fischer prepared the Old-Latin text of the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek ; Hebrew: בְּרֵאשִׁית ''Bəreʾšīt'', "In hebeginning") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, ( "In the beginning") ...

: * Genesis 1:1 – 9:14 (1951) * Genesis 9:14 – 27:23 (1952) * Genesis 27:23 – 43:22 (1953) * Genesis 43:22 – 50:26 (1954). Fischer examined all known Latin manuscripts of the Gospels written before the 10th century.''Iohannes Scottus Eriugena: the Bible and hermeneutics : proceedings of the Ninth International Colloquium of the Society for the Promotion of Eriugenian Studies, held at Leuven and Louvain-La-Neuve''
(Leuven 1996), p. 311. Fischer participated in preparation of '' Vulgata Stuttgartiana''.

Works

* ''Novae Concordantiae Bibliorum Sacrorum Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem Critice Editam'', 1977, * ''Beiträge Zur Geschichte Der Lateinischen Bibeltexte'' * ''Lateinische Bibelhandschriften Im Frühen Mittelalter''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Bonifatius 1915 births 1997 deaths German biblical scholars Roman Catholic biblical scholars 20th-century German Catholic theologians German Benedictines Benedictine theologians German male non-fiction writers 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests