Bonifatius Fischer was a German biblical scholar, textual critic of the Vulgate

Vulgate

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, and benedictine

Benedictine

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Fischer questioned Jerome

Jerome

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's authorship of some parts of the New Testament

New Testament

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 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).

Fischer examined all known Latin manuscripts of the Gospels written before the 10th century. 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