PROGRAMME >> EVENT #9  

saturday aug. 30.time 10.00.cinema Italia - 7,00
Paolo  De Benedetti - approfonditaMente, In principio. Interpretations of the book of Genesis

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Paolo De Benedetti, one of Italy’s most prominent Biblicists, will present some reflections inspired by Hebrew interpretations of the Book of Genesis. What can the first book of the Old Testament tell us about today’s man, both from a theological and from a psychological-anthropological point of view? (Lasts about 2 hours and a half)

Paolo  De Benedetti
was born in Asti in 1927 and graduated in philosophy and qualified in Oriental Languages; he teaches Judaism in Milan, and the Old Testament at the Istituti Superiori di Scienze Religiose of Trento and Urbino. Biblicist, managing director, consultant for many publishing houses, he’s a member of the Asti diocese ecumenical board for interracial dialogue. He has been a regular guest at Uomini e profeti, Rai Radio 3. Among his books: La chiamata di Samuele e altre letture bibliche (1976); Quale Dio? Una domanda dalla storia (1996); Introduzione al giudaismo (1999); A sua immagine. Una lettura della Genesi (2000); Sulla Pasqua (2001); Qohelet (2004); La morte di Mosè e altri esempi (2005); Teologia degli animali (2007), all published by Morcelliana.