https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/41461 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:52:38 GMT 2026-04-08T19:52:38Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31791 Title: At the start. Genesis made new Abstract: Review of the book At the Start. Genesis Made New by Mary Phil Korsak. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31791 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31785 Title: Maltese teachers' perception of morally-undesirable behaviours among secondary schoolchildren Abstract: In a previous article (Borg & Falzon1 ) the perception of Maltese primary school teachers of three morally-undesirable behaviours was investigated. That study showed that of 16 selected behaviours stealing, cruelty/bullying, and lying figured among the top five most serious. Results showed that: male primary school teachers tend to take a more serious view of these three behaviours than female teachers; the more experienced teachers took a less serious view of the behaviours; while lying was perceived to be more serious when manifested by girls, the converse was true for cruelty/bUllying; there were no pupil sex differences in the case of stealing; the three behaviours were considered to be more serious when manifested by older children (i.e. those in Year IV-VI as compared with Year I-Ill); teacher's perception was not influenced by ability stream since no differences were reported. The purpose of the present article is to consider the perceived seriousness of morally-undesirable behaviour in the secondary school context, thereby continuing where the Borg & Falzon I study had left off. It also seeks to investigate further the role of teacher, school and pupil characteristics in the perception of these behaviours. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31785 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31784 Title: "I have not found such faith in Israel" (Luke 7, 9) Abstract: 1. The sentence suggests a comparison. Does it mean that Jesus met with no faith in Israel? Out of context it could mean that, but in context it need not (and does not). That is, it could also just as easily mean that Jesus found faith in Israel, but not as great a faith as he found in the Centurion. That is, Jesus would have expected to find faith in Israel, which was awaiting its Messiah; he found it, but even in an Israel responding with faith, Jesus found even greater faith in this Centurion. Thus, there need be no denial that Jesus found faith among the Jews of Galilee. And indeed Jesus found faith among Gentiles, those said to come to him "from the coastal area of Tyre and Sidon" (6,17). So far, however, Jesus praises only this one Gentile for faith in him. 2. One might translate tosauten (the description of faith) as "such", but the word could also be translated "so great". Does the word indicate quality or quantity? Strictly speaking, the dictionary meaning points to quantity. In this sense, the Centurion has "more faith" than others. But should we translate it in the qualitative sense: the Centurion has a quality of faith not seen in others who have faith? On the assumption that the distinction between quantity and quality should be kept, perhaps a decision can be better made at the end of the consideration I offer in this essay. 3. To appreciate Jesus' remark, I believe Luke intends the reader to have in mind the examples of faith the reader had earlier encountered. Let us briefly review these; they occour in Chapters 4, 5, and 6. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31784 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31782 Title: The ethical implications of Christian life in Saint Augustine of hippo's De sermone Domini in monte Abstract: Although Augustinian ethics in general have received wide attention, those of De sermone Domini in montel have not. From the study of the comprehensive bibliography of De sermone prepared by the Augustinus-Institut of Wiirzburg in Germany, one can easily note that most of the entries are in the form of articles in reviews, and very few monographs have been produced on the work. Even so, the greater part of these studies discuss rather particular aspects of the commentary, the manuscript tradition or particular aspects of Augustine's ethics as applied in this treatise of 394. The majority of the entries in this bibliographical list on De sermone domini in monte, are commentaries on Augustine's commentary to the Our Father or the Beatitudes with particular emphasis on his theory of the sevenfold spiritual and ascetic ascent of the soul in Christian life. The ethics of St.Augustine's commentary on the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, have not yet been tackled in an exhaustive manner. The reasons for such lack of attention to this early work of Augustine could be various. The major being, in my opinion, the fact that it has always been considered as an early exegetical work rather than one belonging to Augustinian ethics. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31782 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z