https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/41644 2026-04-11T11:32:33Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32320 Title: Melita Theologica : volume 55 : issue 2 Abstract: 1/ CARUANA, S. - "born of the Virgin Mary ... " -- 2/ POLIDANO, P. - Elements of Democracy in the Church: Vatican II and Afterwards -- 3/ MANGION, C. - The Question of Ethics in Contemporary Maltese Literature -- 4/ SWETNAM, J. - Genesis 22, Hebrews, and a Hermeneutic of Faith -- 5/ ABELA, A. - Issues in Bible Translation, 2: When Tradition Prevails over Good Parsing. Reconsidering the Translation of Is 53,11b -- 6/ ABELA, A. - Issues in Bible Translation, 3 -- 7/ ABELA, A. - Book Reviews 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32202 Title: Genesis 22, Hebrews, and a Hermeneutic of Faith Abstract: One of the key texts in the Old Testament, both in its own right and as viewed by Christian authors, is the account of the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham in Genesis 22,1-18.1 The present essay will attempt: 1) to understand the meaning of Genesis 22,1-18 (Part I); 2) to study how the Epistle to the Hebrews interprets Genesis 22,1-18 (Part II); 3) to outline how Cardinal John Henry Newman's book, A Grammar of Assent, may justify a faith-centered hermeneutic with regard to the exegesis of the first two parts of this paper (Part III). 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32201 Title: Issues in Bible translation 2 : when tradition prevails over good parsing. Reconsidering the translation oils 53,11b Abstract: The need for this research paper arose from a historical contingency. The Malta Bible Society decided to publish a new edition of its Bible in Maltese, 11- Bibbja, first published in 1984, and set up a Revision Commission to prepare the text for the new edition. Towards the end of its revision work in 1995, the Commission was reviewing Isaiah and accepted the proposal to change the 1984 text of Is 53,11 b in order to integrate the improvements to the text made by members of the 'Mitchell Dahood School'. 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32198 Title: Discover the Bible. A Manual for Biblical Studies [Boor review] Abstract: A review of a theological book "Discover the Bible. A Manual for Biblical Studies", written by Roger Omanson. 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z