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 Vulgate New Testament.

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 3-7728-0638-4
• Beitrage Zur Geschichte Der Lateinischen Bibeltexte
• Lateinische Bibelhandschriften Im Fruhen Mittelalter

References

1. Vetus Latina editions
2. 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.