Michael Langlois

A journalist from regional newspaper “La République du Centre” wrote an original paper on the “Bible Facing Archaeology” conference I gave in Orleans last week.

I warmly thank journalist Marie Guibal for such a pleasant and surprising text!

Here is the article:

(La République du Centre, 19 janvier 2012)

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Update: A new conference has been planned!
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The third episode of “Saga Semitica,” ordered by Jewish magazine Pharm’Aviv, is now published:

From Shem to Abram, ten generations have passed since the Flood. But Sarai, Abram’s wife, is barren. Following an ancient custom, she turns to a surrogate mother and finally gives her husband a son: Ishmael. The lineage of firstborn Semites is saved! Yet, the biblical account comes with a new surprise, a real upheaval that will shatter this tradition. What will happen? Read on in the third episode of “Saga semitica”!

Michael Langlois, “Saga semitica, épisode 3″ in Pharm’aviv 129, septembre 2011, p. 26-28

On the occasion of my conference in Seloncourt on the theme “Archaeology and Biblical Origins,” I was interviewed by Alexandre Tirman for Radio Oméga (90.9 FM Belfort-Montbéliard, radioomega.fr) and RCF Radio (87.6 FM Besançon, rcf.fr).

You may directly listen to this interview here:
Interview Radio Oméga – RCF

The second episode of “Saga semitica,” asked by Jewish magazine Pharm’Aviv, is now published:

After Adam, Enoch and Noah, the Genesis saga experiences an unexpected turn of events: instead of embracing the whole of humanity, it focuses more and more on an ethnic group, a clan, a family, a character. Who? Why such an emphasis? Read on in this new episode of “Saga semitica”!

Michael Langlois, “Saga semitica, épisode 2″ in Pharm’aviv 128, juin 2011, p. 29-31

Amélie Le Bihan has published a review of Qumrân: The Dead Sea Scrolls Reveales in Histara. She concludes by stating that this book:

présente de nombreux intérêts. Il s’agit en effet d’une synthèse complète sur l’histoire des manuscrits, de leur découverte et de leur contenu mais aussi leur remise en contexte dans la Judée antique (…). Il fait ainsi le bilan de plus de 60 ans de recherches sur ces manuscrits de la mer Morte et permet encore de renouveler notre connaissance des habitants juifs de Qumrân, de la naissance de la Bible, du judaïsme ancien et des premiers temps du christianisme. Ce livre est indispensable à toute personne s’intéressant à ces questions.

The full review is available on Histara’s website, or below in PDF format.
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