Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Sacred Scripture Exegetes and biblicists

Castelli, David

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CASTELLI, DAVID. - Jewish exegete, b. at Livorno on 30 Dec. 1836, d. at Florence on 31 Jan. 1901. He was at first a private teacher and secretary of the Jewish Community of Pisa; from 1866 until his death he was professor of Hebrew language and literature at the University of Florence. He was the first to spread the doctrines of Wellhausen in Italy.

His principal works are: Il Messia secondo gli ebrei, Florence 1874; Della poesia biblica (ibid. 1878); Il Commento di Sabatal Donnolo al libro della Creazione (ibid. 1880); La profezia nella Bibbia (ibid. 1882); La legge del popolo ebraico nel suo svolgimento storico (ibid. 1884); Storia degli Israeliti (ibid. 1887-88); Il Cantico dei Cantici (ibid. 1902); Il libro di Giobbe (5th ed., Lanciano n.d.).

Bibliography

BIBL.: Anon., In morte di D. C., Livorno 1902.

Alfredo Ravenna

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By Alfredo Ravenna

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 1020.

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Ravenna, Alfredo. “Castelli, david.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 1020. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/castelli-david.

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Ravenna, Alfredo. “Castelli, david.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1020. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/castelli-david.

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  author    = {Ravenna, Alfredo},
  title     = {Castelli, david},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {1020},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/castelli-david}
}

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