Origini del cristianesimo e studia Hebraica moderni: riflessioni a margine di una correlazione necessaria

The aim of this paper is to offer an outline of the story of Jewish scholarship's birth and evolution, paying particular attention to the ratio studiorum of Jesuits and the establishment of modern language colleges, such as Collegium Trilingue, and to the first university chairs of Hebrew language, during the 16th century. Here we will try to provide a preliminary framework for understanding the connection between research on the "historical Jesus" and the emergence of these disciplines related to Jewish studies. The background of the historical Jesus is understandable also thanks to results of the interests, studies and methodologies which studio. Hebraica were able to foster and fuel. Acquaintance with and use of the Hebrew language and the possibility to have access to biblical and post-biblical early Jewish literature have been pivotal to the development of historical research on the history of Judaism and early Christianity.