The article reflects on preparation for the ministry. It focuses on three aspects: the advantages of studying Classical Greek and Latin, the advantages of a first-hand acquaintance with the works of the authors who wrote in such languages, and the advantages of an understanding of the background of both the events and thoughts they wrote on.

This article is about Jerome (AD 347-420), one of the early church's greatest scholars and Bible translators. He translated the Bible from its original languages into Latin (the Vulgate).