Michael Langlois

The exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls at the National Library of France has been a huge success: 30000 visitors, unanimous press, book out of print before the exhibition even ended…

By the way, a new printing is under way, so that those of you who could not get a copy of the book will soon be able to do so.

In the meantime, here are a few articles from the book, which will help you wait until it’s available again, or perhaps even convince you to get one!
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On June 3, 2010, I received the “Habilitation to Supervise Research” Degree, which enables me — for example — to direct Doctoral (PhD) students.
During the public defence, I presented new unpublished studies in philology, epigraphy, and textual history of Joshua 10, prepared under the supervision of Thomas Römer, Professor at the College of France.

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André Paul wrote a review of my book, Le premier manuscrit du Livre d’Hénoch, in Recherches de Science Religieuse 98/1 (2010), 116-117. His first words are:

Le tout jeune universitaire Michaël LANGLOIS a réalisé un coup de maître avec sa thèse sur les textes araméens d’Hénoch retrouvés à Qumrân, plus précisément les fragments du premier manuscrit, 4Q201. Sa démarche est inédite et non moins solide. Dans une synergie admirable, il a su mettre à profit sa quadruple et riche formation, de scientifique informaticien, de théologien exégète, de linguiste philologue et d’épigraphiste paléographe.

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After Israel, let’s go to Jordan, with another group of students and my colleague Regine Hunziker-Rodewald who prepared a great program from July 12-23, 2010.

Among the many archaeological sites that we will visit are: Amman, Madaba, Dhiban, Petra, Busayra, Deir-Alla, Jerash… The adventure continues!

I’m taking a group of students on a tour (July 1-11, 2010) to study the topography and archaeology of the Holy Land.

Our program: Jerusalem, the Negev, Arad, the Dead Sea, Masada, Ein-Gedi, Qumran, Jericho, the Jordan River, Beth-Shean / Scythopolis, Tiberias, Capernaum, the Galilee, Caesarea… Enjoy the trip!