Bonifatius Fischer

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 New Testament of Vulgate.

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, ISBN 3772806384
Beitrage Zur Geschichte Der Lateinischen Bibeltexte
Lateinische Bibelhandschriften Im Fruhen Mittelalter

References

^ Vetus Latina editions
^ 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.

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Name	Fischer, Bonifatius
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Date of birth	1915
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Date of death	1997
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