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Title: | Guze Muscat Azzopardi, translator of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles : 1895-1924 |
Other Titles: | Bible, translation and language : essays into the history of bible translation in Maltese |
Authors: | Sciriha, Lydia |
Keywords: | Bible -- Translating Bible -- Versions Muscat Azzopardi, Guze, 1853-1927 -- Criticism and interpretation |
Issue Date: | 1992 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Theology |
Citation: | Sciriha, L. (1992). Guze Muscat Azzopardi, translator of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles : 1895-1924. In C. Sant (Ed.), Bible, translation and language : essays into the history of bible translation in Maltese (pp. 109-137). Msida: University of Malta. Faculty of Theology. |
Abstract: | Guze Muscat Azzopardi has been dubbed the "Father of Maltese Literature". Whether he should also be called the "Father of Maltese Religious Writings" is debatable. However, he definitely deserves the title of "Father of the Maltese Biblical Movement". Maltese translations prior to his were all Protestant productions. It was Guze Muscat Azzopardi (GMA) who for the first time broadcasted Catholic translations of entire books of the Bible. I noted that these works were whole books because previously there had only been Maltese translation works of partial books of the Bible. GMA's work has both its merits as well as its defects, which are to be expected in a person who was merely a pioneer in this field and who worked in the social, cultural and religious milieu of Malta of bygone times. In tonight's talk, I shall give a brief overview of the history of GMA's works and then I shall offer a critical analysis and an evaluation of these works. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/97479 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacArtEng |
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