I have not seen any proof from you on this....other than your opinion.
You said he was the greatest....if you can't offer proof of that, that all who have studied Greek confirm that Jerome was the best, then you are promoting a falsehood and should admit it.
ealgeone:
Jerome was recognized as the greatest Biblical Scholar of the early Church. Is there a 1 line statement saying he is the greatest, aka Ali the Boxer, no.
I can only point to the evidence, Pelikan’s citation as one. The amount of Letters that were sent to him asking him for clarification about Greek meanings and how they should be understood in Latin is there to see. Go to the CCEL library and look up Saint Jerome’s Letters and see the amount of respect Bishops, Popes, Saint Augustine had about his ability as a Biblical Scholar and knowledge of Greek. All the evidence supports what I stated that in the early Church, he was the best Biblical scholar and given he was closer to the Greek translations that scholars rely on today, I would argue culturally, his translations into Latin were better able to take into account the nuisances of Greek and Latin and the finer points of the theological meaning and render the translation appropriately.
I linked 2 articles from 2 Catholic Priests and cited Prof. Pelikan and his statements on Jerome as a Biblical Scholar.
So I have provided more citations on this point that either of you