The Catholic Church considered the Latin Vulgate the only acceptable version of the Bible, yet there were two major drawbacks. In the 16th century, most people could not understand Latin.
परंतु, युरोपियन विद्वानांनी हे लगेच ताडले की, हिब्रू आणि ग्रीक या मूळ भाषांमध्ये बायबलचा विश्‍वसनीय मजकूर असण्याची आवश्‍यकता होती.