Category:Second Temple Studies--Italy

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Second Temple Studies in Italy / Italian Scholarship on Second Temple Judaism

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Overview

The beginnings of an interest on Second Temple Judaism in Italy are connected with the rediscovery of Josephus and "post-biblical" Judaism during the Renaissance. The key-figures are the philosopher Pico della Mirandola, the Jewish scholar Azariah de' Rossi, University professor Carlo Sigonio, and Catholic priest Bartolomeo Dionigi. The Counter-Reformation halted this period of tolerance and dialogue betwenn Chritsxinas and Jews ,

In the 17th and 18th century the interest was kept alive by a series a fictional works, mostly operas and oratorios, based in Josephus

The first half of the 19th century saw a first beginning of a critical approach to the field. The Histoire philosophique des Juifs was translated