Question

This was the name for the official version of the Bible used by the Catholic Church at the time of the Protestant Reformation. Erasmus believed that it contained errors and thus produced his own version. What is the name of this Bible version?

A) Vulgate
B) Wycliffe Bible
C) Geneva Bible
D) Douay-Rheims Bible

Answer 1

The official version of the Bible used by the Catholic Church during the Protestant Reformation was the Vulgate, which Erasmus believed contained errors, leading him to produce his own corrected version.

Step-by-step explanation:

The official version of the Bible used by the Catholic Church at the time of the Protestant Reformation was known as the Vulgate. This Latin translation, completed by the monk Jerome in 410, was the main edition in Europe until the sixteenth century. Erasmus, recognizing errors in the Vulgate sought to correct them and produced his own version based on original Greek and Hebrew texts. His work was significant in the context of burgeoning reformation ideas, where figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin emphasized the importance of Scripture alone, and the availability of the Bible in vernacular languages.