Angelo Penna (1917-1981), scholar

Angelo Penna (1917-1981) was an Italian scholar.

Biography

Catholic priest. PhD (1949) at the Pontifical Biblical Institute. Professor at the Universities of Bari and Perugia and at the Pontifical Institute "Regina Mundi."

Works on Second Temple Judaism

Books

• San Paolo (1946 Penna), book

• Libri dei Maccabei (1952 Penna), book

• Baruch (1953 Penna), book

• I figli della luce (1971 Penna), book

Essays

• Il reclutamento nell’essenismo e nell’antico monachesimo cristiano (1959 Penna), essay

External links

• Wikipedia.it