Israel Zolli (1881-1956), scholar
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Israel Antonio Zolli (Zoller; 1881-1956) was a Jewish-Italian scholar.
Biography
Born in Galicia. Graduated at the University of Florence. Rabbi of Trieste and then Rome. Author of many works on Bible interpretation. Took refuge in the Vatican during WW2. In 1945 became Catholic and professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, taking on the name Eugenio Maria Zolli in honor of Pope Pius XII.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- La storia del popolo ebraico dal 500 prima dell’e.v. al 500 dopo l’e.v. (1924)
- Il Nazareno: studi di esegesi neotestamentaria alla luce dell’aramaico e del pensiero rabbinico (1933; 2nd ed. 1938)