/library/oar/handle/123456789/15378 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:38:01 GMT 2026-11-07T00:38:01Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150421 Title: Unveiling the author : a study of the anonymous authorship of NLM, Libr MS 1123 Authors: Micallef, Martin Abstract: MS 1123, Uomini Illustri di Malta, represents a crucial source within Maltese art historiography, offering a meticulously compiled register of artists, architects, sculptors, and master builders who shaped the island's artistic landscape from the early modern period onwards. The document, preserved in the National Library at Valletta, is a transcription by Count Saverio Marchese derived from an original manuscript attributed to an "anonymous Capuchin friar." Despite the loss of the original, the transcription reveals a profound engagement with Malta's artistic patrimony, demonstrating erudition and a methodical approach to biographical and artistic documentation. This study undertakes a critical analysis of the internal textual evidence within MS 1123 to advance the hypothesis that the anonymous Capuchin author is in fact Padre Pelagio Mifsud Gauci Piscopo from Haz-Zebbug. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150421 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/149888 Title: Stoking the fire : Jesus’ provocation of the Mosaic Law and its revelation of its true meaning Authors: Sciberras, Paul Abstract: Theology, at its core, is a discipline that wrestles with change: shifting cultural landscapes, evolving hermeneutical methods, and the perennial demand to interpret God's Word afresh. Nowhere is this task more vividly displayed than in the ministry of Jesus, who both unsettled and fulfìlled the religious tradition of Israel. His words about the Torah-at once reverent and confrontational - continue to provoke theological inquiry. "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish but to fulfìl" (Matt 5: 17) encapsulates a paradox at the heart of Christian reflection: the Law is neither discarded nor simply preserved, but transfìgured in the light of Christ. Jesus' apparent provocation of the Mosaic Law was in fact a revelatory act, one that exposes the Law's inner telos and confronts its misuses. By "stoking the fìre" of the Law rather than extinguishing it, Jesus discloses a theological horizon that remains urgent far our present moment: how divine revelation disrupts, clarifìes, and ultimately fulfìls human understanding of God's commands. [excerpt] Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/149888 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/149884 Title: Ġesù bħala profeta – anzi xi ħaġa aktar minn profeta Authors: Micallef, Martin Abstract: Fit-Tradizzjoni Nisranija li ssib l-għeruq tagħha fil-paġni tat-Testment il-Ġdid, Ġesù ta’ Nazaret huwa muri b’tant titli, fosthom dak ta’ profeta li ġie fid-dinja biex jurina r-rieda tal-Missier. Fil-kuntest Lhudi tal-ewwel seklu, il-profeta ma kienx sempliċiment xi ħadd li jħabbar il-futur, daqskemm xi ħadd li l-missjoni tiegħu kienet li jsejjaħ għall-fedelt lejn il-Patt. Personaġġi bħal Isaija, Ġeremija u Għamos sfidaw strutturi ta’ inġustizzji filwaqt li ikkundannaw l-ipokrisija ta’ żmienhom, u wissew lill-poplu dwar il-ġudizzju ta’ Alla fuqhom. It-tagħlim ta’ Ġesù joqrob ħafna lejn din it-tradizzjoni. L-enfasi fuq l-indiema, l-imġiba etika, u l-wasla tas-Saltna ta’ Alla jidwu s-sejħat ta’ profeti oħra li ġew qablu. Bħalhom, Ġesù għamel użu minn parabboli u azzjonijiet simboliċi sabiex jikkomunika veritajiet spiritwali aktar profondi, b’mod li pprovoka riflessjoni u oppożizzjoni. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/149884 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/149883 Title: Il-Furjana : knejjes, kult u tradizzjonijiet Authors: Micallef, Martin Abstract: F’dan il-ktieb l-awtur jiffoka fuq l-istorja, il-kultura, it-tradizzjonijiet u l-qima lejn San Publiju li jsawru l-identit tal-Furjaniżi. B’reqqa kbira huwa jagħti stampa dettaljata tal-karattru u s-sehem tal-Furjana fl-istorja ta’ Malta, inkluż il-preżenza tal-patrijiet Kapuċċini. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/149883 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z