L'APOLOGIA DEL GIUDAISMO
1893. Item #39481
Trieste : Morterra & Co.1st Italian Edition. Later paper wrappers, Small 8vo, 12 pages ; 21 cm. In Italian. “del Adolfo Jellinek ; prima versione italiana di Vittorio Castiglioni. ” SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- Apologetic works. Apologetic writings. Jellinek (1820-1893) was a Viennese religious scholar. He studied at the university in Liepzig; he became a preacher there in 1845, and later also preached at the Leopoldstadt and Seitenstetten synagogues in Vienna. He was a founder of the Kirchlicher Verein fuer alle Religionsbekenntnisse, an association that brought together the varying religions of Germany, and of the Beit ha-Midrash Academy, where Jewish scholars delivered lectures and which also published a periodical by the same name. More than 200 of Jellinek's sermons were published including in translation, and he also wrote books on topics such as apologetics, Kabbalah, and Talmudic language. (EJ, 2007) OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (JTS, NLI, Staatsbibliothek Berlin) . OCLC: 79467373. Ex-library with usual marks. Some toning, about Very Good Condition. Somewhat scarce (RAB-62-22).
Price: $150.00