Castelli, David

From Philosopedia

Castelli, David (Born 1836) An Italian writer, Castelli held the chair of Hebrew in the Institute of Superior Studies at Florence and translated Ecclesiastes with notes. His rationalist works included Talmudic Legends (1869), The Messiah According to the Hebrews (1874), and The History of the Israelites (1887). His numerous works on Hebrew literature are rationalistic. {BDF; RAT}