https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32092 2026-04-15T15:29:25Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32710 Title: Melita Theologica : volume 57 : issue 1 Abstract: 1/ SULTANA, M. - The 'Possible' Role of the Imagination in Philosophy and Theology -- 2/ BUTTIGIEG , C. - First Christ, then those of Christ . .. so that God may be all in all -- 3/ KINSELLA, S.E. - A Brief Reflection on the Sacrament of the Eucharist -- 4/ MONTEBELLO, M.F. - La Filosofia di Pietro Caxaro (+ 1485) -- 5/ XUEREB, E. - A Historic Approach to the Question of Psychic Incapacity -- 6/ ABELA, A. - Hannah expresses her strong feelings about her rival and about the Lord in her Hymn of Praise (1 Sam 2,1-2). 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32350 Title: Issues in Bible translation, 6 : Hannah expresses her strong feelings about her rival and about the Lord in her hymn of praise (1Sam 2,1-2) Abstract: The present study forms part of a wider research project that would comprise the entire text block ISam 1,1-2,21, the story of Samuel's birth and infancy. What helps isolating this textual segment from the rest of its literary context are the wayhi clause in 1,1 that introduces the family of Samuel as personages completely unknown with the readers, and the circumstantial clause in 2,22 which ushers in Eli and his family as the participants in the next narratological unit. This essay will focus further on part of what the Masoretic reading tradition identified as Hannah's tephillah (2,1-10), normally formulated as 'poetry' notwithstanding current scholarly misgivings to apply such descriptive terms for identifying literary units within the Hebrew canon. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32330 Title: A historical approach to the question of psychic incapacity Abstract: Is canon 1095 of the 1983 Latin Code a novelty in Church Law? From a formal viewpoint, the canon, which derives from canonical jurisprudence, certainly represents an innovation, since the former Code presupposed but did not explicitly treat the types of incapacity of the spouses with regards to marriage. Yet, from a substantial perspective, it is interesting to note that classical canon law already tackled the issue of psychical infirmity as a cause of incapacity to contract marriage, even though this was not said in a technical and precise way. For this reason, a brief analysis of certain historical sources, without pretending to be exhaustive, will make it clear that the canon in question is not a radical originality, but a technical precision of a clear awareness present in the marriage system of law since its beginnings. Besides, it will help us to understand the significance and the motives of the incumbent legislation. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32325 Title: La filosofia di Pietro Caxaro (+1485) Abstract: Pietro Caxaro e il primo filosofo nota di Malta del quale sono pervenuti a noi alcuni frammenti dei suoi scritti. Le sue posizioni filosofiche lo qualificano ad un posto onorabile nel movimento umanista modievale, cosi come la sua erudite contribuzione rimane come una riflessione matura nel rinascimento sociale e culturale del suo tempo. La preparazione culturale di Caxaro, il suo carattere umanista, e la sua complessiva filosofia pienamente riflettono la forza peculiare, le funzioni ed i bisogni di un popolo mediterraneo di cui il periodo d'oro era ancorada arrivare, ma di cui la costituzione mentale e il modo d'esprimersi erano gia formati. Lo studio di Caxaro in quanto filosofo e immensamente rilevante per la consapevolezza della propria sapienza di una civilta antica. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z