https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/41251 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:01:40 GMT 2026-04-15T11:01:40Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33061 Title: Theology as hermeneutics : the world of Gerhard Ebeling Abstract: Arthur Gibson maintains that Ebeling's views and handling of language in explaining his theology are "incurably incoherent from a logical point of view." Gibson bases his judgement on an analysis of four works by Ebeling, Theology and Proclamation, The Nature of Faith, The Word of God and Tradition, and, more importantly, Introduction to a Theological Theory of Language. I would like to argue that it is impossible to grasp Ebeling's theory of language and hermeneutics apart from his entire conception of theology. Before dismissing Ebeling's hermeneutics we must consider its theological coherence. This I will do in Part I of this article. Part II of this article analyzes Ebeling's theory of understanding as contained in his Introduction to a Theological Theory of Language. I will situate this work within the context of Ebeling's earlier theological programme. In so doing I shall show the evolution and development in Ebeling's theology. The final section of this article contains a critique of Ebeling's hermeneutical theology. Wed, 01 Jan 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33061 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33060 Title: Melita Theologica : volume 37 : issue 1 Abstract: 1/EMINYAN, M. - A note on Christian affectivity -- 2/BEZZINA, J. - I pesci gemelli: simbolo di Cristo o simbolo dei Cristiani? -- 3/MONDIN, B. - Il crollo delle ideologie -- 4/DARMANIN, A. - Pastoral psychopathology: ministering to the mentally ill -- 5/COLLINS, R.F. - Proverbial sayings in St. John's Gospel -- 6/PENASKOVIC, R. - Theology as hermeneutics: the world of Gerhard Ebeling Wed, 01 Jan 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33060 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33059 Title: Proverbial sayings in St. John's Gospel Abstract: For some time now, scholars have been in virtually unanimous agreement that the Gospel of John once ended at 20:31 and that the entire twenty-first chapter of John represents an epilogue to the original work. Indeed John 20:30-31 has such a concluding character that one would not expect the Johannine narrative to continue beyond the twentieth chapter except for the fact that there is a twenty-first chapter not only in our modern translations of the New Testament but also in the ancient Greek manuscripts and the ancient versions. In fact, there is no external textual evidence whatsoever that the Gospel of John ever circulated without the presence of John 21. Wed, 01 Jan 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/33059 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32729 Title: Pastoral psychopathology : ministering to the mentally ill Abstract: The issue of mental illness among those committed to a religious cause has for long intrigued psychologists and psychiatrists, pastors and ministers, philosophers and theologians. Various theories have been proposed to explain mental disorders when manifested in "religious" symptoms. These theories give rise to correspondingly different attitudes adopted by those helping the mentally ill. Wed, 01 Jan 1986 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32729 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z