https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15377 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:07:40 GMT 2026-07-12T09:07:40Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147514 Title: Omm Ġesù fl-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann Abstract: L-ewwel personaġġ femminili li jissemma fl- Evanġelju skont San Ġwann hija omm Ġesù li kienet mistiedna għall-festa ta’ tieġ li sar f’Kana. Kienet hi li dakinhar indunat li kien spiċċa l-inbid u marret tinforma b’dan lil Ġesù. Fl-aħħar tal-Evanġelju, imbagħad, nerġgħu niltaqgħu ma’ omm Ġesù, din id-darba taħt is-salib ta’ binha. Dawn iż-żewġ narrattivi jiffurmaw bħal kwadru madwar il-missjoni ta’ Ġesù. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147514 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147513 Title: Il-prologu tal-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann Abstract: L-ewwel tmintax-il vers tal-ewwel kapitlu tal-Evanġelju skont San Ġwann jiffurmaw dak li baqa’ magħruf bħala il-Prologu/id-daħla ta’ dan l-Evanġelju. F’dawn il-versi nsibu t-temi l-kbar li jiġu żviluppati matul in-narrativa ta’ dan l-Evanġelju, filwaqt li minn kmieni joffrulna l-prospettiva meħtieġa li minnha rridu nitgħallmu naqraw dan l-Evanġelju.; Huma ħafna l-pubblikazzjonijiet li jitrattaw il-Prologu ta’ dan l-Evanġelju, pubbikazzjonijiet li jvarjaw minn studji dwar l-isfond tal-ideat li nsibu f ’dawn l-ewwel tmintax-il vers, sa studji dwar l-istruttura jiġifieri kif jinqasam il-Prologu. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147513 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147223 Title: Anti-judaism and typological exegesis in Cyril of Alexandria’s commentary on the gospel of John Authors: Micallef, Martin Abstract: The biblical commentaries of Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444) represent a major contribution to the development of patristic exegesis. His Commentary on the Gospel of John demonstrates the close interaction between Christological theology, allegorical interpretation, and ecclesial polemic within late antique biblical interpretation. While Cyril’s exegesis has often been praised for its theological sophistication, modern scholarship increasingly recognizes that his interpretive framework also contains a pronounced anti-Judaic dimension. This study examines several key passages from Cyril’s Commentary on the Gospel of John in order to analyse how typology, supersessionist theology, and polemical rhetoric function together in his interpretation. Particular attention is given to Cyril’s portrayal of Jewish ignorance, his attribution of responsibility for the death of Christ, and his typological reinterpretation of Jewish law and history. The analysis demonstrates that Cyril integrates anti-Jewish rhetoric into a broader theological system in which the Mosaic law is presented as a provisional anticipation fulfilled in Christ and realized in the Christian Church. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147223 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145822 Title: Ktejjeb dwar il-ħajja ta’ San Publiju ppubblikat fl-Indja Abstract: “A Short Biography of St Publius, Martyr Prince & First Bishop of Malta Patron of the Orai Mission” huwa t-titlu tal-ktejjeb miktub mill missjunarju Kapuċċin, Patri George mill-Furjana. Dan il-ktieb (10 x 13.5cm) huwa miktub bl-Ingiż u ġie ppubblikat f’St Joseph Press, f’Jhansi, l-Indja fis-sena 1944. Il-ktieb kien intenzjonat sabiex tinxtered id devozzjoni lejn San Publiju fl-Indja, il post fejn il-Kapuċċini Maltin kienu qed jaħdmu bħala missjunarji f’dak iż żmien. Il-qoxra tal-ktejjeb hija ta’ kulur safrani u hija mill-aktar sempliċi, b’burdura ddisinjata li tiġbor fiha t-titlu tal-ktieb, l-isem tal-awtur, fejn u meta ġie stampat. Fil-qoxra ta’ wara hemm l arma tal-istamperija ta’ dan il-ktieb. Il ktieb għandu n-Nihil Obstat ta’ Fr Leo, Kapuċċin bid-data tat-2 ta’ April 1944; l-Imprimi Potest ta’ Fr F. Xavier, Kapuċċin, is-Superjur Regulari tal Missjoni ta’ Jhansi, bid-data tad-9 ta’ April 1944; u l-Imprimatur ta’ Fr Angelo Poli, Isqof Kapuċċin ta’ Allahabad, bid-data tal-10 ta’ April 1944. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/145822 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z