Does anyone know if this is a good book? I picked it up for $3 at a St Vincent de Paul thrift store. I was excited but saw this in Wikipedia
Ricciotti's first important work is Storia d'Israele (English: History of Israel), published in 1932.[2] Also in 1932 he published Bibbia e non Bibbia (English: Bible and not Bible) where he supported the need to apply the Higher criticism to the study of the Bible, to be based on the original texts and not on the Latin Vulgate. In 1934 Ricciotti took a stand against the increasing antisemitism publishing the translations in Italian of sermons of Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber in favour of the Hebrews.[1]
The period in which he worked was one of deep suspicion of Biblical Studies in Italy. As a result, Ricciotti was partially involved in the late stages of the Modernist crisis. He was attacked, along with his friend Ernesto Buonaiuti, by the most conservative Catholic wing. Differently from Buonaiuti, his positions were finally judged not to be modernist, and he accepted criticism by the Pontifical Biblical Commission to some of his works.
I don't know enough to know what to think of it. I just want to enjoy the book. What I have skimmed so far is fascinating.
Topic: Giuseppe Ricciotti - The Life of Christ (Read 1332 times)