Michael Langlois

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!

The Institute of Near Eastern Studies of the College of France and our CNRS team (UMR 7192) organize, with the collaboration of the Asiatic Society, a meeting with the following theme:

Fault and Punishment in Oriental Civilizations

This meeting will take place on June 21-22, 2010 at the College of France. Here is the full program: Read the rest of this entry »

I will be the guest of “Time to tell,” a live show hosted by Stéphanie Gallet on RCF Radio on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 from 9 AM to 11:30 AM. The show’s theme will be: “What do Dead Sea Scrolls teach us?” You will be able to react live by calling 04.72.38.20.23. I’m waiting for you!

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