LATIN BIBLES - Facsimiles & Download

How did the Latin translation of the Bible come into being and which writings are available? At the time of Jesus, Greek was the world language, understood not only by the educated, doctors, philosophers, merchants and priests, but also by ordinary people and slaves. Greek was also widely known in Israel, for the entire Old Testament (OT) was translated into Greek (Septuagint) by the Israelites and widely distributed throughout the Roman Empire. But as time went on, Latin became more and more important. Thus, soon after the New Testament manuscripts were written, there were numerous translations into Latin. This group of Latin writings is called "Vetus Latina" (Old Latin) and refers to a group of Bible translations that differ from the official church Bible Vulgate, which appeared from the year 382 AD. It is possible to download facsimiles of historical online Bibles in PDF format for free: