Vulgate Bible: Vol. IV (4) (Kinney - hardcover)

Editor: Angela M. Kinney

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks

Translation: Douay/Rheims

ISBN: 9780674996694

Binding: hardcover

Section: Loeb/Languages

Subtitle: Major Prophetical Books

Compiled and translated in large part by Saint Jerome at the turn of the fifth century ce, the Vulgate Bible permeated the Western Christian tradition through the twentieth century. Volume IV presents the writings attributed to the “major” prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel), which feature dire prophecies of God’s impending judgment, punctuated by portentous visions. Yet profound grief is accompanied by the promise of mercy and redemption, a promise perhaps illustrated best by Isaiah’s visions of a new heaven and a new earth. In contrast with the Historical Books, the planned salvation includes the gentiles.