Neil Adkin
Abstract
The present note adds two observations to the continuing debate over Jerome's proficiency in Hebrew: in the first place he never claimed to be completely proficient; secondly his motive for learning the language was not philological, but psychological.
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The present note adds two observations to the continuing debate over Jerome's proficiency in Hebrew: in the first place he never claimed to be completely proficient; secondly his motive for learning the language was not philological, but psychological.
Key concepts: Hebrew, Philosophy, Linguistics, History