Michael Langlois

Professors Thomas Römer and Christophe Nihan have invited me to give a lecture on “The Book of Enoch, Presentation and Perspectives” at the University of Lausanne, Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences.
See you on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM!

As part of the training program for doctoral students and researchers in Hebrew Bible (”Old Testament”) from the Universities of Geneva, Lausanne, and Neuchâtel, I have been invited to give a conference on Enochic Literature on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 5:00 PM in Lausanne. Mattéo Silvestrini will then present his PhD project on the Book of Enoch.

I will attend the Hebrew Bible and Dead Sea Scrolls One Day Conference at King’s College London on Thursday, May 14, 2009.

Here is the program, including my paper on the Fallen Angels’ Names in the Aramaic Book of Enoch:

Read the rest of this entry »

The Free Protestant Theological Faculty of Paris has invited me to conduct a seminar on the Dead Sea Scrolls for their graduate students preparing a Master’s degree.

Entitled “Writings and Rewritings at Qumran,” the seminar will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

The Young Hero. Research on the formation and diffusion of a literary theme in the Ancient Near East.

April 6–7, 2009

This interdisciplinary conference, organized by the Chairs of Assyriology and Biblical Milieux at the College of France, explores heroic and initiatic journeys related to royalty, exile, failure, and success. It will also look at the ambivalent status of the hero, who navigates between the world of gods and the world of men. The conference will establish a dialog between themes and figures of Mesopotamia, Syria (Mari, Ugarit), the biblical world, and Greece.

Read the rest of this entry »