After earning a degree in Oriental languages and literature (Hebrew and Arabic) from La Sapienza University, Rome, Dag Tessore has specialized in biblical and patristic studies. He has written widely on a number of topics, including war and the spirituality of arms in Christianity and Islam (La mistica della guerra. Spiritualit delle armi nel cristianesimo e nellf islam), and the ethical, political and religious positions of Benedict XVI (Introduzione a Ratzinger. Le posizioni etiche, politiche, religiose di Benedetto XVI).He lives in Greece with his wife and daughter.