Michael Langlois

The Dead Sea Scrolls enigma will be the focus of France 5 live show “C dans l’air” hosted by Yves Calvi on June 4, 2010 at 5:45 PM. I have been invited, together with specialists of the Dead Sea Scrolls or Ancient Near Eastern archaeology. Do not miss this exceptional show!

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On the occasion of the Qumran exhibition at the National Library, I answered Laurent Héricher’s questions on the Dead Sea Scrolls and their contribution to our knowledge of the Bible and ancient Judaism.

He notably asked me about the variant readings that are attested among biblical manuscripts, the popularity of some books that are called “apocrypha” and “pseudepigrapha” (such as the book of Enoch or Jubilees), and the notion of “canon” of Scriptures. This filmed interview is an integral part of the exhibition, so as to be viewed by all visitors, but you can watch it here in its entirety:
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On the occasion of the Qumran exhibition at the National Library of France, I was interviewed by Journalist Alain Guyot from daily newspaper “Ouest France“.

The article was published on the fourth cover page on April 14, 2010; you can read it all in PDF format below. I warmly thank Alain Guyot for the quality of his work!
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The second part of the conference on “Law and Justice in Ancient Near East” takes place today and tomorrow (May 17-18, 2010) at the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (ELCOA).

These two days will be dedicated to philological and hermeneutical questions, with a varied program:

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On the occasion of the Qumran exhibition, journalist Céline du Chéné came to the National Library for the arrival of the famous Temple Scroll, loaned from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Laurent Héricher and I answered her questions on France Culture radio, aired on The March of Science on April 22.

You can directly listen to this interview by clicking on the following link:
France Culture, La marche des sciences, 22/04/2010
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