Latin Old Testament and other good books?

[Rebecca Williams]

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good edition of the Latin Old Testament.
My husband went through the first two Henle books, and now is working his way through the New Testament in Latin (dictionary in hand...). I would like to find the Old Testament for him also. And what other historical or scientific books would you recommend in Latin?

Thanks so much for the help.

Rebecca W.

[Maria]

Rebecca,

If your husband doesn't mind reading the text online, he can go to http://www.vatican.va/archive/bible/nova_vulgata/documents/nova-vulgata_index_lt.html for the Old Testament in Latin. This link will give you the present official Latin Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

The third and fourth Latin textbooks by Henle do not teach grammar but focus on translating old Roman classics. They might be good for historical reading in Latin. You can find them here http://www.memoriapress.com/descriptions/Henle2.html.

I hope this helps.

Maria