Michael Langlois

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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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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Antonio Piñero wrote a review of my book, Le premier manuscrit du Livre d’Hénoch, in Estudios Biblicos 67/2 (2009), 333-335. He concludes that:

Realmente no tengo más que palabras de alabanza por el cuidado riguroso y la pulcritud de la edición ofrecida por Langlois. La presentación de los pasajes leídos y reconstruidos a partir de los fragmentos es extremadamente clara. Para mayor comodidad de lectura y consulta, en las pp. 457-476 el autor presenta los pasajes del Libro de Henoc atestiguados en el manuscrito 4Q201 uno a continuación del otro, junto con el texto griego y el etiópico (también transcrito para ayudar a su lectura). Enhorabuena al autor y a la Editorial Cerf, que ha acometido la edición de un texto de difícil venta popular, pero que no podrá faltar en nuestras bibliotecas.

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For the first time in its history, the National Library of France will host an exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls! This unprecedented event will take place on April 13 – July 11, 2010, and has been entitled Qumran: Uncovering the Dead Sea Scrolls. Hang on!

The National Library asked me to serve as their Scientific Advisor for this exhibition, which I accepted with great pleasure. Moreover, I will share with Laurent Héricher (oriental manuscripts curator) the Direction of Publication related to this exhibition. More on that later…

Please visit the National Library’s website for more information (such as opening hours, price, access…).