From Alexandria to Jerusalem (and Beyond)

The volume gathers contributions from both junior and senior scholars, as well as former students, colleagues, and friends of Lorenzo Perrone. Their studies have evolved in dialogue with him and his work, covering research fields such as Bible Studies and Origen, Classics and Patrology, ancient and modern Monasticism. The contributions span each stage of Lorenzo Perrone’s trajectory, providing a comprehensive overview of the field of early Christian literature and its reception throughout the centuries.

Antonio Cacciari, 1975 MA University of Bologna; 1990 Diploma in Latin language and literature, University of Parma; 2005-2014 Lecturer, University of Bologna; 2014-2022 (retirement): Associate Professor of Early Christian Literature, University of Bologna.

Emiliano Fiori, 2006 MA University of Padua; 2010 PhD University of Bologna and École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris; 2010-2012 post-doc, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam; 2012-2018 post-doc, Humboldt Universität, Berlin; 2018-2023: ERC Starting Grant; 2018-present: Associate Professor of Early Christian Literature, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Daniele Tripaldi, 2003 MA University of Pisa; 2007 PhD University of Bologna; 2016-2019 Senior Assistant Professor (RTD-b) at the University of Bologna; since 2019 Associate Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Ancient Christian Literature at the Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, University of Bologna.

Andrea Villani, 2004 MA University of Pisa; 2008 PhD University of Bologna; 2009-2021 Research positions at the University of Tours, Academy of Sciences and University of Göttingen; 2022-2024 Senior Assistant Professor (RTD-b) at the University of Bologna; since 2024 Associate Professor of Ancient Christian Literature at the Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, University of Bologna.