The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament

LibriVox recording of The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament, by Douay-Rheims Version. Read by James E. Carson. The Douay Rheims New Testament, published in 1582, is a translation of St Jerome's Latin Vulgate which dates from the fourth century. It influenced production of the King James version of the Bible to come some years afterward, while being the only Roman Catholic authorized vernacular scriptures up until the middle twentieth century. Although updated linguistically in the 18th and 19th centuries to provide easier understanding by the laity and reduce its use of Latinized words, it st