Rosadi, Giovanni. Trial of Jesus; tr. from the Italian by Emil Reich. [*]$2.50. Dodd.
This work of Rosadi’s has been widely read in Italy and Germany, and now appears in a translation by Emil Reich, who says of it—“Signor Rosadi has approached his problem—apparently a purely legal one—with a warmth of sympathy, with a breadth of philosophical view, with a purity of religious sentiment that have rendered his book not only a noteworthy contribution to the history of Jesus, but a stimulating and (we say it unhesitatingly) an edifying work in the best sense of the word.”
| + — | Ath. 1905, 1: 623. My. 20. 660w. | |
| + + | Critic. 47: 288. S. ‘05. 120w. |
“Is rich in information of court procedure among Jews and Romans in the days of Pontius Pilate, but the total absence of criticism in the use of the Gospels renders it unsafe as a guide in historical study.”
| + — | Ind. 59: 152. Jl. 20, ‘05. 40w. |
“We doubt ... if the best English and American scholarship will regard Signor Rosadi’s work seriously, and we must admit that the work seems to serve no particularly good purpose.”
| — + | N. Y. Times. 10: 357. Je. 3, ‘05. 1080w. |
“It is a thoroughly scholarly study.”
| + + | Outlook. 80: 346. Je. 3, ‘05. 530w. |
“The particular significance of the work is perhaps due to the two facts that it treats the famous trial as a matter of history and gives it its proper legal standing, and also that it portrays the personality of the man Christ in a way that appeals to a class of readers usually indifferent to religious books.”