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Traditional Catholic Faith => General Discussion => Topic started by: wallflower on October 29, 2015, 10:45:35 AM

Title: Giuseppe Ricciotti - The Life of Christ
Post by: wallflower on October 29, 2015, 10:45:35 AM
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.
Title: Giuseppe Ricciotti - The Life of Christ
Post by: Ladislaus on October 29, 2015, 11:00:37 AM
Quote from: wallflower
he accepted criticism by the Pontifical Biblical Commission to some of his works.


Well, that's certainly a good sign.  Does this book have an imprimatur and/or nihil obstat?
Title: Giuseppe Ricciotti - The Life of Christ
Post by: Ladislaus on October 29, 2015, 11:07:38 AM
I've seen terrific reviews of this book.  Let us know what you think of it.  I would like to read it myself at some point.
Title: Giuseppe Ricciotti - The Life of Christ
Post by: wallflower on October 29, 2015, 03:33:29 PM
Quote from: Ladislaus
Quote from: wallflower
he accepted criticism by the Pontifical Biblical Commission to some of his works.


Well, that's certainly a good sign.  Does this book have an imprimatur and/or nihil obstat?


I thought it sounded like a good sign too.

Nihil obstat: John F McConnell, MM, Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: + Michael J Curley, DD, Archbishop of Baltimore and Washington June 26, 1944

Copyright 1947 and I have the seventh printing 1954