Michael Langlois

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

I am going on an epigraphic mission in Switzerland during the second half of July to study a collection of Hebrew ostraca with André Lemaire.

An “ostracon” (plural: ostraca) is a pottery sherd reused (one could say “recycled”) as a cheap writing support (compared to papyrus or leather, for instance). It is a common support in Antiquity, notably for accounting or economical documents.
The study of these Hebrew ostraca will thus expand our knowledge of the life in Ancient Israel—a real treasure!

On the occasion of my conference in Seloncourt on the theme “Archaeology and Biblical Origins,” I was interviewed by the great regional newspaper Est Républicain in its March 31, 2011 issue.

Here is the article written by journalist Annie Volatier:

You will notice that a few errors slipped in the article, which is not unusual when the interview is not recorded and journalists create dialogs. For instance, the oldest complete Hebrew Bible dates from the beginning of the XIth century CE, whereas the Dead Sea Scrolls (a quarter of which are copies of books included in the Hebrew Bible) date from the turn of the CE.

I have been invited by the “Bible, Heritage of Mankind” exhibition, in Seloncourt, to give a conference on the following theme:

Archaeology and Biblical Origins

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 8:15 PM

at the conference hall in Seloncourt (25230). More information available on the exhibition’s website. It is a pleasure for me to speak at this exhibition, since I collaborated to its conception, notably through a filmed interview. See you there!

The exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls at the National Library of France has been a huge success: 30000 visitors, unanimous press, book out of print before the exhibition even ended…

By the way, a new printing is under way, so that those of you who could not get a copy of the book will soon be able to do so.

In the meantime, here are a few articles from the book, which will help you wait until it’s available again, or perhaps even convince you to get one!
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