La divinità di Cristo e la dottrina della Trinità in Maometto e nei polemisti musulmani

Published in 1938 by the Pontificio Istituto Biblico, this scholarly monograph was written by Ignazio Di Matteo, a prominent Italian orientalist and expert in Islamic studies. The work emerged from the intellectual climate of early 20th-century Catholic academia, which sought to analyze the theological tensions between Christianity and Islam through a rigorous philological lens. Di Matteo was specifically interested in how historical Islamic polemicists interpreted the core Christian tenets of the divinity of Christ and the Holy Trinity, aiming to document the evolution of interfaith discourse.

The text reflects the rigorous methodology typical of the Pontificio Istituto Biblico’s academic output during this period, emphasizing primary source analysis and historical context. Di Matteo drew upon his extensive knowledge of Arabic texts to categorize the arguments used by Muslim theologians to challenge or interpret the nature of Jesus. Upon its release, the study was received primarily within specialized circles of missiology and comparative theology, serving as a foundational, if niche, reference for scholars studying the history of religious polemics between the two faiths.