Vida de Jesucristo

by Giuseppe Ricciotti

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756 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

In 1905 he entered the novitiate of the Roman Catholic religious order of the Canons Regular of the Lateran, taking religious vows the following year. After his seminary studies and completing mandatory military service, he was ordained as a priest in 1913. After ordination, Ricciotti continued his studies at the University of Rome, where he took courses in both philosophy and theology. At the same time he did coursework at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.

During World War I he was required to interrupt his studies and to perform military service, during which time he served as a military chaplain, volunteering for service at the front lines, and was afterwards awarded a Silver Medal of Military Valor for his service in the trenches, where he was seriously wounded. Because of this experience, he came to oppose any kind of war.

After the war, Ricciotti resumed his studies and graduated in 1919 with a degree in Biblical Studies. From 1924 onwards, he taught Hebrew literature at the University of Rome. He also taught similar courses briefly at the University of Genoa and at the University of Bari, where he taught from 1935-1960. In addition to this, Ricciotti set up and directed a small seminary in Liguria.

In 1935 he was appointed Procurator General of his religious congregation. During World War II, due to his office he was able to give refuge to many refugees at the congregation's motherhouse at the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains. During this period, he also served as a consultant to the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy. He held this position for his congregation until 1946, when he was named as the Abbot of Gubbio.

Reviews

[Ivan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sempre valido e sempre bello, anche se ormai datato, per la sua grande ricchezza e completezza. Affascinante per le inquadrature storiche, per i supporti archeologici e filologici, fu pubblicato la prima volta nel 1941, in piena guerra. Nella sua prefazione Ricciotti spiegava che "Essendo tornato il sangue sul mondo, bisognava pure che tornasse il vangelo. E così, il presente libro è stato scritto mentre l'Europa era nuovamente in preda alla guerra, ossia a ciò che è la negazione più integrale del vangelo..."

[Bobby Daugherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mussolini read this when he was in prison in 1943. It's really good, he was getting older and I think he was coming around to the faith in his latter years.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a concordance of the four gospels with commentary. It is a wonderful devotional aid to contemplate The Life of Christ especially with explanations that bring to life the times and customs of those times that he lived in. This is an excellent book which I highly recommend.

[Davy Bennett]

1954 HB. Orange.

Found

Despite being 60 years old and long out of print, Abbot Ricciotti's Life of Christ is the best I have ever read. I first read in college a few years back and it changed everything I thought I knew about the New Testament. His scholarship is simply amazing and his faith is evident on every page, but the most amazing thing about this book is that it is so down-to-earth and readable. He doesn't use obtuse theological terms or cloud his thoughts in philosophical hair-splitting, but writes clearly, simply, and logically. The chapter entitled "Rationalist Interpretations of the Life of Christ" is the best debunking of modern New Testament scholarship I have ever read and is worth reading on its own. His explanations of the differences between the four Gospel accounts is both illuminating and intelligent, and his defense of their authenticity makes far more sense than any of the complicated theories I wasted so much time learning in Catholic high school and college. I highly recommend this book or any others by the the same author. By the way, it IS available new from Roman Catholic Books.

[Morning Glory]

The narrator could be so salty, really made some of the happenings feel real! Learned some cool fun facts:
-Nazareth comes from the word for Guardian
-shepherds may have had their own children in similar caves to where Christ was born
-Jesus’ private life was so long since he didn’t want to be taken advantage of by local politics
-his extended family were “heroes of mediocrity” by trying to get Him to tone his message down
-parable of the treasure: the man staked everything for everything, something I’ve seen in people who join religious life
-Judas’ sorrow stemmed from love of money and Jesus, incompatible loves, and his love for Jesus was “murky”. Some of the most merciful writing I’ve read about Judas, and a great point was that his love was not pure or strong enough to seek forgiveness.
-Jesus was sold for the cost of a killed slave!!!

[Neoklis Lefkopoulos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Είχα στα χέρια μου την ελληνική έκδοση του βιβλίου, με τίτλο "ο Βίος του Ιησού Χριστού" σε μετάφραση Υακίνθου Δημητρίου. Ένα ογκωδεστατο βιβλίο 800+ σελίδων, με απίστευτο πλούτο πληροφοριών, που αναπλάθει και ζωντανεύει την εποχή που έζησε ο Χριστός, δανειζόμενος από το περιεχόμενο των τεσσάρων ευαγγελιστών, αλλά και πλήθος άλλων πηγών, για να παρουσιάσει ένα ενιαίο εργο/βιογραφία, που σε καθιστά πάντα στα γεγονότα, με περισσή ζωντάνια και απίστευτες λεπτομέρειες.