Over the centuries, the Vulgate became the authoritative Bible for the Western Christian tradition, and it was widely used in liturgical and scholarly contexts. However, as biblical scholarship advanced, it became clear that the Vulgate needed to be revised. The Vulgate was based on a limited number of manuscripts, and its translation was not always accurate or clear. Furthermore, the Latin language had evolved over the centuries, and the Vulgate's style was no longer considered idiomatic or readable.