https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15377 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:56:54 GMT 2026-04-04T23:56:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/144947 Title: L-aspett messjaniku u Kristoloġiku tas-Salmi : ħarsa kanonika-teoloġika Authors: Sciberras, Paul Abstract: Introduzzjoni: l-isfida ermenewtika - kif napplikaw it-Testment il-Qadim għal Kristu Ġesu Il-Ktieb tas-Salmi jgawdi pożizzjoni ta' awtorità ewlenija kemm fil-Bibbja Lhudija (il-Testment il-Qadim [TQ]l kif ukoll fil-kanoni Nisrani. Bħala ktieb ta' innijiet ta' Iżrael, jiġbor fih il-ħajja reliġjuża, soċjali u teoloġika tal-komunità; jgħaqqad flimkien lamentazzjonijiet, ringrazzjament, tħeġġiġ u ideoloġija rjali f'korp letterarju wieħed. Madankollu, is-Salterju ilu magħruf bħala għajn teoloġika li tixhed għall-Messija Ġesu (bil-Lhudi, miixijaħ), "il-midluk," li l-applikazzjoni tiegħu għall- Eschatology (l-aħħar żminijiet) u l-Kristoloġija (bil-Grieg, Kristàs) tat-Testment il-Ġdid (TĠ) tidentifika ma' Ġesu ta' Nazaret. [silta] Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/144947 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143607 Title: An evangelising heart for a hearth : making space for others in a cold world (Acts 27:18 – 28:10) Authors: Sciberras, Paul Abstract: The account of Paul’s shipwreck and of his three-month stay in Malta, situated within the We-sections of the Acts of the Apostles, serves a narrative role that captivates the reader from the outset. The We-sections are those pericopes in which Luke, as author penning the accounts, also appears as a participant in the events he describes. The shipwreck account is exceptionally detailed, comparable in its narrative density to the account of the Passion of Jesus (Lk 22–23) itself, or to the pericope concerning Peter and Cornelius in the Acts of the Apostles (10–11), the seminal moment, sanctioned by Peter himself, in which the Jewish-Christian Church is opened to Gentile believers. [excerpt] Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143607 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143361 Title: A journey of biblical scholarship : the department of sacred scripture, Hebrew and Greek at the University of Malta Authors: Micallef, Martin Abstract: The study of Sacred Scripture, alongside the biblical languages of Hebrew and Greek, has long served as a cornerstone of theological formation and intellectual inquiry within Christian academic tradition. At the University of Malta, the formalisation and development of this field found a dedicated home within the Faculty of Theology through the establishment of the Department of Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek. The history of this Department is deeply intertwined with the shifting fortunes of religious education on the island, shaped by ecclesiastical authority, colonial influence, and post-conciliar renewal. Initially conceived within a broader theological curriculum dominated by dogmatic and moral instruction, the scriptural disciplines gradually acquired a more autonomous and specialised identity. This transformation was facilitated by the emergence of dedicated academic chairs, the contributions of key scholars, and the progressive inclusion of lay students, especially in the post-Vatican II era. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/143361 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/142452 Title: Mons. Prof. Karm Sant, il-qassis, eseġeta u traduttur tal-Bibbja Authors: Sciberras, Paul Abstract: Aktarx li x-xoqqa li minnha hu minsuġ bniedem toħroġ b’saħħitha f ’kitbietu. L-artikli b’suġġetti bibliċi li kiteb il-Monsinjur Professur Dun Karm Sant u saħansitra t-teżi tad-Dottorat li rriċerka u kiteb fl-Università ta’ Malta għallgrad ta’ Duttur fit-Teoloġija (D.D.) fl-1960 juru rieda pastorali qawwija, nisġa ta’ akkademiku b’qalb ta’ qassis, biex l-Iskrittura, oriġinarjament miktuba bil-Lhudi, l-Aramajk u l-Grieg, tasal għand il-poplu fi lsien li jista’ jifhmu u jomogħdu. San Pawl u l-ħajja tal-familja huwa ktejjeb maħruġ mill-Moviment ta’ Kana fl-1960, fl-okkażjoni taċ-ċentinarju tan-nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl f ’Malta, bi studju ta’ Dun Karm Sant. Hu ktejjeb sempliċi imma jdur kull rokna ta’ dak li jgħid l-Appostlu tal-Ġnus fuq il-familja – minn qabel l-għerusija sa meta jormlu. Fl-1967 ippubblika artiklu fir-rivista tal-Għaqda Studenti tat-Teoloġija, Melita Theologica, fuq l-interpretazzjoni biblika fil-Kostituzzjoni Dommatika tal-Konċilju Vatikan II, Dei verbum (li ħarġet fit-18 ta’ Novembru 1965), ftit iktar minn sena wara li Dun Karm kiseb il-lawrja prestiġjuża ta’ Duttur fix-Xjenzi Bibliċi. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/142452 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z