Event: A series of Public Lectures by Emeritus Professor Anthony J. Frendo FSA
Date: See the list below
Time: 19.00 – 20.00
Venue: Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Mosta
Entrance: Free
A series of public lectures for the academic year 2022-2023
Emeritus Professor Anthony J. Frendo FSA shall be delivering a series of public lectures during the coming academic year. Professor Frendo is Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible, and Senior Fellow of the University of Malta.
The public lectures will be held at Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Mosta and entrance is free of charge.
7 October 2022
A series of public lectures for the academic year 2022-2023
Emeritus Professor Anthony J. Frendo FSA shall be delivering a series of public lectures during the coming academic year. Professor Frendo is Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible, and Senior Fellow of the University of Malta.
The public lectures will be held at Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Mosta and entrance is free of charge.
7 October 2022
Faith: What is it?
We can read Hebrews 11.1 thus: “Now faith is the foundation of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”. This sounds contradictory, however, a close look at the experiential element in the way we acquire knowledge and exercise trust, shows that even in matters of faith experience plays a crucial role not least via the voice of conscience.
2 December 2022
The Star of Bethlehem in Matthew’s Gospel
The Gospel of Matthew is the only gospel that mentions the star of Bethlehem in the Infancy Narratives. The star functions as a literary/theological factor to underline that Jesus is the promised Messiah. Matthew is not interested in relaying astronomical phenomena however, he exploits such matters that occurred around the time of Jesus’ birth to buttress his intended literary/theological motif.
3 February 2023
The Biblical Notion of Conversion
The Bible has various voices on a good deal of topics. With respect to conversion, it can be argued that a close reading of certain passages shows clearly that conversion can be viewed as being tantamount to believing that God loved us first and that it is awareness of this that leads to true conversion.
28 April 2023
Jesus’ Resurrection: Belief or Appearances first?
We are accustomed to concentrating on the narratives of the appearances of the Risen Jesus to his friends. However, there are passages in the New Testament that show that it could very well be the case that the disciples first believed in Jesus’ word that he would rise from the dead and that this belief was later corroborated by the appearances of the Lord.
2 June 2023
The Bible: Which Bible?
We are accustomed to viewing the Bible as the Word of God, and rightly so, but we do not perhaps sufficiently appreciate that this Word is expressed in words of men according to how humans write and draw up texts. It will be shown that the Bible is also a human artefact that took time to receive its current shape and that, since we do not have a single biblical autograph, often we have to decide which version of the Bible to follow.
