Rev. Prof. Paul Sciberras graduated S.Th.B. in 1986 from the Faculty of Theology at Tal-Virtu', Rabat, Malta, and S.Th.L. (with specialisation in Pastoral Theology) in 1988 from the University of Malta, with a dissertation on "The New Consciousness of God Through Suffering in Job". In 1992 he graduated S.S.L. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, with a dissertation entitled "A Study of the Repeated Visions in Acts 10,1-11,18", and in 1994 declared Candidatus ad Doctoratum, after completing the preparatory year for the Doctorate in Scripture Sciences (S.S.D.). In 1995 he began lecturing at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Malta, Department of Sacred Scriptures, Hebrew and Greek, mainly in the NT areas (Synoptic Gospels, Pauline Letters and Acts of the Apostles, Language and Text of the NT, NT Exegesis at undergraduate and postgraduate levels). In 2011, Sciberras obtained his Doctorate in Sacred Theology summa cum laude with a thesis on "Mgr Prof. P.P. Saydon's Version of 1 Thessalonians: An Exegetical and Translation-critical Study". In 2012, he was appointed full-time lecturer, and from 2013 to 2021, he served as Head of the Department of Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek. In November 2016, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer. He is Associate Professor since 2020; Full Professor since 2025. He served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Theology from October 2021 to September 2025. Rev. Prof. Sciberras is co-editor of the Maltese Bible in Braille and biblical consultant for the Christmas Story in Maltese Sign Language. He edited the 5th edition of the Bible in Maltese, published by the Malta Bible Society. He is a member of the Academic Commission of the Malta Bible Foundation for the Revision of the Bible in Maltese and of the Doctrinal Commission of the Maltese Episcopal Conference.
SHG2760 - Pauline Writings and Acts of the Apostles
THL3151 - Synoptic Study-Unit Paper 2 - Sacred Scripture
Research work in progress: --Revision of the 5th Edition of the Bible in Maltese from original languages by Academic Commission of Malta Bible Foundation (2025- ). --Ongoing entries, Dizzjunarju Bibliku, http://laikos.org/db.htm
Publications in progress: --“The Church Cannot but Be Catholic: A Proposal from the Parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin in Luke 15,” Festschrift (2025). --“Theology of the Body in Psalm 133,” Festschrift (2025). --“Mons. Prof. Karm Sant: il-qassis, eseġeta u traduttur tal-Bibbja,” Melita Theologica 75/2 (2025). --“Shipwreck and Sovereignty: The Interplay of Divine and Roman Authority in Acts 27–28 from Paul’s Perspective” --“Stoking the Fire: Jesus’ Provocation of the Mosaic Law and his Revelation of its True Meaning,” Melita Theologica 76, no. 2 (2026). --“From Eden to Eschaton: The Enigmatic Character of Biblical Shālôm” --“Sleeping on Stones, Reaching for Hems: Sure Signs of Divine Presence for Jacob and the Haemorrhaging Woman” --"L-aspett messjaniku u Kristoloġiku tas-Salmi: ħarsa kanonika-teoloġika" (Special issue on Christology in Psalms)
Involvement in projects: --General editor and revisor of Il-Bibbja (Il-Ħames Edizzjoni), mill-oriġinal Lhudi u Grieg (Għaqda Biblika Maltija, 2020; reprint by Fondazzjoni Biblika Maltija 2025). --Coordinated and contributed to the Emmaus Account (Luke 24:13-35) by the Department of Sacred Scripture of the Archdiocese Pastoral Programme: One Church, One Journey. A Process of Ecclesial Renewal 2020-2024.
Ongoing collaborations: --Member Commission for the Revision of the Bible in Maltese (1999- ) --Member Interdiocesan Doctrinal Commission (2020- ) --Member Academic Commission Malta Bible Foundation (2024- ) --Academic mentor on behalf of the Archdiocese of Malta for 2 post-graduates specialising in Scripture Studies (2018- ). --Lecturer Pastoral Formation Institute --Peer-reviewer Estudios Bíblicos (Universidad San Dámaso, Madrid) (2000- )
Affiliations and memberships --Society of Biblical Literature --Associazione Biblica Italiana --Associazione Ex-Alunni Pontificio Istituto Biblico (Rome) --European Association of Catholic Theologians --European Association of Biblical Studies --Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain --Biblical Archaeological Society
