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Peter of Alfonso (PIETRO D'ALFONSO)
PETER OF ALFONSO. - Jewish physician (Moshe Sephardi), b. in Huesca (Aragon) in 1062, converted at the age of 44, d. ca. 1110. A profound… -
Peters, Norbert
PETERS, NORBERT. - Exegete, b. at Allendorf (Westphalia) on 5 Aug. 1863, d. at Paderborn on 20 Jan. 1938. A priest in 1887, following… -
Philo (FILONE)
PHILO. - The greatest writer of the Jews of Alexandria, b. ca. 30 B.C., d. ca. A.D. 50. Of a distinguished family (Fl. Josephus, Antiq.… -
Pianciani, Giambattista
PIANCIANI, GIAMBATTISTA. - Physicist and philosopher, b. at Spoleto on 17 Oct. 1784, d. at Rome on 23 March 1862. A Jesuit from 2 June… -
Pineda, Juan de
PINEDA, JUAN de. - Spanish exegete, b. in 1558 at Seville, d. there in 1637. A Jesuit from 1572, even before his priesthood he taught… -
Pirot, Louis
PIROT, LOUIS - New Testament exegete, b. at Châteauroux on 10 July 1881, d. at Lille on 5 Dec. 1939. He was professor of Sacred Scripture… -
Prat, Ferdinand
PRAT, FERDINAND. - Exegete, b. at La Préterie (Aveyron, France) on 10 Feb. 1857, d. at Toulouse on 4 Aug. 1938. Having entered the Society… -
Quaresmio (Quaresmi), Francesco
QUARESMIO (QUARESMI), FRANCESCO. - Franciscan Palestinologist, b. at Lodi on 4 April 1583, d. at Milan on 25 October 1656. President of the… -
Rahmānī, Ignatius Ephrem II (RAHMĀNĪ, IGNAZIO EFREM II)
RAHMĀNĪ, IGNATIUS EPHREM II. - Catholic Patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians, orientalist, b. 12 Oct. 1848 at Mosul, d. 7 May 1929 at Cairo.… -
Reinke, Laurentius
REINKE, LAURENTIUS. - Catholic exegete, b. 6 Feb. 1797 in Langförden (Germany), d. at Münster in Westphalia on 4 June 1879. Ordained a… -
Remigius Of Auxerre (REMIGIO DI AUXERRE)
REMIGIUS OF AUXERRE. - Benedictine, exegete, theologian, grammarian, b. shortly after 841, d. in Paris before 908. A monk in the abbey of… -
Ribera, Francisco De
RIBERA, FRANCISCO de. - Exegete, b. in Villacastín (Segovia) in 1537, d. in Salamanca in 1591. Already a priest and doctor in theology, he… -
Rießler, Paul
RIESSLER, PAUL. - Catholic exegete, b. 16 Sept. 1865 in Stuttgart, in 1898 parish priest at Blaubeuren, from 1907 to 1933 professor of the… -
Rohling, August
ROHLING, AUGUST. - Catholic exegete, who compromised himself through two prolonged controversies, one "antisemitic," the other… -
Rosellini, Ippolito
ROSELLINI, IPPOLITO. - Egyptologist, b. in Pisa on 13 Aug. 1800, d. there on 4 June 1843. Having earned his degree in theology in his… -
Rosenmüller, Johann Georg (ROSENMUELLER, JOHANN GEORG)
ROSENMÜLLER, JOHANN GEORG. - Protestant pastor and prolific writer of a rather rationalist tendency, b. 18 Dec. 1736 at Ummersstadt… -
Sabatier, Pierre
SABATIER, PIERRE. - Maurist theologian, b. in 1682 at Poitiers, made his profession among the Benedictines on 30 June 1700, d. on 22 (24?)… -
Sacco, Giuseppe
SACCO, GIUSEPPE. - Orientalist, b. at Sciacca (Agrigento) on 5 Nov. 1871, d. at Chianciano (Siena) on 5 May 1950. Ordained in 1895, he… -
Sales, Marco
SALES, MARCO. - Theologian and exegete, b. at Sommariva Bosco (Turin) on 2 Oct. 1877, d. there on 7 June 1936. In 1892 he entered the Order… -
Sánchez (Sanctius), Gaspar
SÁNCHEZ (Sanctius), GASPAR. - Spanish Jesuit exegete, b. in Ciempozuelos (Madrid) in 1553 to very devout parents (see the eulogy of his… -
Scerbo, Francesco
SCERBO, FRANCESCO. - Hebraist, b. at Marcellinara (Catanzaro) in 1849, d. at Florence in 1927. He entered the Seminary of Nicastro at the… -
Schegg, Peter Johann
SCHEGG, PETER JOHANN. - Catholic exegete, b. June 6, 1815 at Kaufbeuren in the Allgäu (Bavaria), d. at Munich on July 9, 1885. A priest in… -
Schlatter, Adolf
SCHLATTER, ADOLF. - Protestant theologian, among the most influential in recent times, typical for his manner of reconciling criticism with… -
Schlögl, Nivard
SCHLÖGL, NIVARD. - In the world Johannes; an exegete of great gifts and great defects, b. June 4, 1864 in Gaaden (near Mödling, Lower… -
Schürer, Emil Johann
SCHÜRER, EMIL JOHANN. - Protestant historian, critic and theologian, of the Abricht Ritschl (v.) tendency, b. at Augsburg on 2 May 1844, d.… -
Serarius, Nicolaus
SERARIUS, NICOLAUS. - Jesuit theologian, b. at Rambervillers (Metz) in 1555, d. at Mainz in 1609. After his philosophical studies at… -
Sickenberger, Joseph
SICKENBERGER, JOSEPH. - Catholic exegete, b. at Kempten (Bavaria) on 19 March 1872, d. at Kitzbühel on 27 March 1945. He pursued… -
Simon, Richard
SIMON, RICHARD. - French biblical scholar, b. at Dieppe on 13 May 1638, d. there on 11 April 1712. In October 1659 he entered the Oratory,… -
Smits, Willem
SMITS, WILLEM. - Flemish exegete, b. 27 Jan. 1704 at Kevelaer (Belgium), d. 1 Dec. 1770 at Antwerp. In 1722 he entered the Franciscan… -
Soden, Hermann Freiherr von
SODEN, HERMANN FREIHERR von. - New Testament critic, b. in Cincinnati (United States) on 16 Aug. 1852, d. in Berlin on 15 Jan. 1914. He… -
Strack, Hermann Lebrecht
STRACK, HERMANN LEBRECHT. - Protestant exegete and orientalist, who while remaining a "positive theologian" made very broad concessions to… -
Strauss, David Friedrich
STRAUSS, DAVID FRIEDRICH. - Protestant theologian, loyal to the principles and presuppositions of the "rational-mythical" school… -
Suriano, Francesco
SURIANO, FRANCESCO - Palestinian scholar, known for the Trattato di Terra Santa e dell'Oriente, b. in Venice in 1450, d. after 1529. He was… -
Szczepański, Ladislao
SZCZEPAŃSKI, LADISLAO. - Orientalist and exegete, b. at Biała Małopolska (Poland) on 21 May 1877, d. at Innsbruck on 30 May 1927. In 1891… -
Teseo, Ambrogio
TESEO, AMBROGIO. - Orientalist, b. at Albonese in the Lomellina in 1469, d. at Pavia in 1540. After attending the law school at Pavia, he… -
Tondelli, Leone
TONDELLI, LEONE. - Exegete and historian, b. at S. Bartolomeo (Reggio Emilia) on 5 May 1883, d. at Reggio Emilia on 5 Jan. 1953. After… -
Torres y Amat, Félix
TORRES Y AMAT, FÉLIX. - Bishop of Astorga, b. at Sallent (diocese of Vich) on 6 Aug. 1772, d. at Madrid on 29 Dec. 1847. A professor in the… -
Ubaldi, Ubaldo
UBALDI, UBALDO. - Prelate and biblical scholar, b. in Rome in 1838, d. there on 12 Dec. 1884. A pupil of the Roman Seminary, he obtained… -
Ugduelena, Gregorio (UGDULENA, GREGORIO)
UGDUELENA, GREGORIO. - Orientalist, b. at Termini Imerese on 30 Apr. 1815, d. at Rome on 7 June 1872. In 1843, being already a priest, U.… -
Ugolini, Biagio
UGOLINI, BIAGIO. - Hebraist, b. in Venice ca. 1700. His life is almost entirely unknown. He was a converted Jew, who accomplished a very… -
Ungarelli, Luigi
UNGARELLI, LUIGI. - Barnabite, one of the first Italian Egyptologists, b. in Bologna on 14 February 1779, d. in Rome on 21 August 1845.… -
Uppsala, School of Exegesis (UPPSALA, SCUOLA ESEGETICA DI)
UPPSALA, SCHOOL OF EXEGESIS. — A school of Lutheran exegesis that emerged during and after the last world war, led by Ivan Engnell of the… -
Vercellone, Carlo Giuseppe
VERCELLONE, CARLO GIUSEPPE. - Biblical scholar, b. at Sordevolo near Biella on 10 Jan. 1814, d. at Rome on 19 Jan. 1869. In 1829 he entered… -
Vetter, Paul Alexander
VETTER, PAUL ALEXANDER. - Catholic Armenologist and exegete, b. 14 July 1850 in Oberdettingen (near Biberach, Württemberg), d. at Tübingen… -
Vigouroux, Fulcran-Grégoire
VIGOUROUX, FULCRAN-GRÉGOIRE. - Sulpician, biblical scholar, b. at Nant (diocese of Rodez) on 13 Feb. 1837, d. at Rome on 21 Feb. 1915. In… -
Vosté, Jacques-Marie
VOSTÉ, JACQUES-MARIE. - Exegete and Orientalist, b. at Bruges on 3 May 1883, a Dominican from 1900, a priest from 1906, d. at Rome on 2… -
Weitenauer, Ignaz
WEITENAUER, IGNAZ. - Jesuit, polyglot and exegete, b. at Ingolstadt on 1 November 1709, d. at Salem on 4 February 1783. Having entered the… -
Wellhausen, Julius
WELLHAUSEN, JULIUS. - Protestant historian and philologist, b. 17 May 1844 at Hameln (Hanover), d. 7 Jan. 1918 at Göttingen. In 1872 full… -
Westcott, Brooke Foss
WESTCOTT, BROOKE FOSS. - Protestant exegete, b. in Birmingham on 12 Jan. 1825, d. in Auckland on 27 July 1901. He studied at Cambridge… -
Wettstein, Johannes Jakob
WETTSTEIN, JOHANNES JAKOB. - Philologist and textual critic, Protestant, b. in Basel on 5 March 1693, d. in Amsterdam on 22 March 1754. The… -
Wetzer, Heinrich Joseph
WETZER, HEINRICH JOSEPH. - Historian and orientalist, b. 19 March 1801 at Anzefahr (Kurhessen), d. at Freiburg im Breisgau on 5 Nov. 1853.… -
William the Breton (GUGLIELMO IL BRETONE)
WILLIAM THE BRETON. - Franciscan, theologian and biblicist, who lived in the 13th century, of whom Fra Salimbene da Parma speaks in his… -
Wittmann, Georg Michael
WITTMANN, GEORG MICHAEL. - Bishop, b. 22 Jan. 1760 at Finkenhammer (Upper Palatinate), d. 8 March 1833 at Regensburg. Ordained priest at… -
Wutz, Franz Xaver
WUTZ, FRANZ XAVER. - Philologist and scholar of biblical textual criticism, b. in Eichstätt on 21 Oct. 1882, d. there on 19 March 1938.… -
Zahn, Theodor
ZAHN, THEODOR. - Protestant exegete and patrologist, b. at Mörs (Rhineland) on 10 Oct. 1838, d. at Erlangen on 15 March 1933. He studied… -
Zapletal, Vincenz
ZAPLETAL, VINCENZ. - Dominican Hebraist and exegete, b. at Vilimov (Moravia) on 15 Jan. 1867, d. at Kemmelbach (Austria) on 21 Jan. 1938.… -
Zorell, Franz
ZORELL, FRANZ. - Jesuit, biblical scholar, b. at Ravensburg (Württemberg) on 29 Sept. 1863, d. at Rome on 14 Dec. 1947. Having done his…