San Gakbu, Isqof ta' Gerusalemm

Abstract

Fit-Testment il-Gdid, hemm diversi personaggi li jgibu l-isem Gakbu: 1) Gakbu, bin Zebedew, appostlu, hu Gwanni l-appostlu (Mt 10,2; Mk 3,17; Lq 6,14); maghruf ukoll bhala “Gakbu l-kbir”, li s-sultan Erodi Agrippa I tah il-martirju qrib is-sena 44; hu meqjum b’mod specjali f’Compostella fi Spanja. 2) Gakbu, bin Alfew, appostlu (Mt 10,3; Mk 3,18; Lq 6,15; Atti 1,13). 3) Gakbu, hu l-Mulej (Mt 13,55; Mk 6,3; Gal 1,19). Jigi identifikat ukoll ma’ Gakbu li jissemma f ’Gal 2,2; 2,9; Atti 12,17; 15,13ss; 21,18, u 1 Kor 15,7. 4) Gakbu, bin Marija, hu Guzeppi, jew Gozè (Mk 15,40), fejn hu msejjah ukoll “Gakbu z-zghir”, u f ’Mt 27,56. X’aktarx hu iben Kleofa (Gw 19,25), fejn “Marija ta’ Kleofa” tista’ tigi tradotta “Marija mart Kleofa”, billi n-nisa mizzewgin gie li jigu identifikati biz-zjieda ta’ isem zwieghom. 5) Gakbu, hu Guda (Guda 1,1). Bosta kommentaturi Kattolici jidentifikaw lil Guda ma’ “Guda ta’ Gakbu” jew “Guda hu Gakbu” (Lq 6,16; Atti 1,13), imsejjah hekk ghax huh Gakbu kien maghruf aktar fil-Knisja tal-bidu.