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Side Track episode. Sidetrack Episode 20, The Volgate. Welcome back to A- Z History Presents, the History of the Papacy podcast.

I'm Steve, your host for this podcast about the history of the popes of Rome and the Christian church.

This is an installment of our sidetrack episodes, where we take a closer look at topics in papal and church history that are interesting, but somewhat tangential to the story we tell in the main episodes.

This week, I'm handing the microphone over to guest host Gary Stevens, so that he can fill us in on the history of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible done by St. Jerome.

Gary has a forthcoming podcast where he will discuss the Bible.

I have to say I'm very excited to subscribe to this show,

History in the Bible, when it's released.

To wet your appetite, go over to his website,

www.historyinthebible.com, where you can check out all of his supporting documents and get updates.

Thanks a lot, Gary. Hello, I'm Gary Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast.

I'm filling in for Steve this week with a sidetrack episode in the History of the Papacy podcast,

The Story of the Vulgate, St Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible.

The Vulgate, which means commonly used or popular edition,

was the Latin translation of the whole Bible authorized by the Catholic Church during the Reformation,

and its standard text to the early 20th century.

Although only formally authorized in the 1500s,

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