Bonifatius Fischer Explained

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

Fischer questioned Jerome's authorship of some parts of the Vulgate New Testament.

In 1951–1954 Fischer prepared the Old-Latin text of the Book of Genesis:

• Genesis 1:1 – 9:14 (1951)
• Genesis 9:14 – 27:23 (1952)
• Genesis 27:23 – 43:22 (1953)
• Genesis 43:22 – 50:26 (1954).^[1]

Fischer examined all known Latin manuscripts of the Gospels written before the 10th century.^[2] 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vetus Latina editions . 2011-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105111126/http://arts-itsee.bham.ac.uk/itseeweb/vetuslatina/vetuslatina.htm . 2011-01-05 . dead .
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=lRsTE8BG6q8C&pg=PA311&lpg=PA311&dq= 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