Saint Jerome, the original translator of the Vulgate in the 4th century, did not always have access to the oldest Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. The editors of the Nova Vulgata meticulously adjusted the Latin phrasing to better reflect the underlying syntax and meaning of the best available original texts (such as the Masoretic Text for the Old Testament and Nestle-Aland for the New Testament). 2. Standardized Latin Spelling
: Unlike the older Clementine Vulgate, the Nova Vulgata is a "modern critical edition". It corrects centuries of copying errors by referencing original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. Ecclesiastical vs. Scholarly nova vulgata pdf