Cultic Verbs in Vetus Latina Daniel and in Jerome’s Translations of the Greek Additions to Daniel

The Vetus Latina Bible includes a variety of vocabulary according to various translators’ and revisers’ milieus and intents as they worked from Greek originals. This study aims to analyze the use of cultic verbs in the Vetus Latina Book of Daniel in all its pluriformity, and in Jerome’s translations of the Greek additions to this book.

In order to do so, I focus on key patristic witnesses to trace verbs denoting or connoting divine worship, from the time of Tertullian of Carthage, over Cyprian of Carthage and Lucifer of Caralis, to Jerome of Stridon. The expressions treated, each corresponding to a Greek verb, are: seruiocolofamulorappareoexomologesin faciohymnum canosacrificotimeobenedicoadorolaudoconfiteor, and primitiae. They are analyzed in relation to their Greek Vorlagen and to the Latin context consisting in similar renderings by the same Fathers. The biblical book’s fragmentary VL manuscript evidence and the wider patristic and liturgical tradition are also taken into account. This approach allows for a diachronic view marked sometimes by continuity, sometimes by change, for the Latin rendering of a Greek verb.

“Cultic Verbs in Vetus Latina Daniel and in Jerome’s Translations of the Greek Additions to Daniel.” In 13th International Colloquium on Late and Vulgar Latin (Latin Vulgaire – Latin Tardif XIII). Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59/1–4 (2019), 445–452.

https://doi.org/10.1556/068.2019.59.1-4.39

Kevin Zilverberg

U. of St. Thomas, Minnesota, EEUU Curriculum Vitae Rev. Kevin Zilverberg kjzilverberg@stthomas.edu dual citizen: USA – Spain Academic Positions 2019–   Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture, Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota 2019– Founding Director, Saint Paul Seminary Press and the Institute for Catholic Theological Formation 2019–  General Editor, Catholic Theological Formation Series 2014–2016   full-time clinical faculty, Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota Academic Degrees 2021   SSD, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome (summa cum laude; pending publication) dissertation defended Nov. 2019, directed by José Manuel Cañas Reíllo winner of the Institute’s Bibeau Award for the best doctorate of 2019–2020 2014    SSL, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome semester abroad: French Biblical and Archeological School of Jerusalem 2007   STB & MDiv, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Denver (summa cum laude) 2003  BA in Philosophy and Catholic Studies, St. John Vianney College Seminary, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN semester abroad: Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome