Michael Langlois

Who are the fallen angels? Where do they come from? What are their names? This last question caught my attention, and I invite you to discover my conclusions in the following paper:

Langlois, Michael. “Shemihazah et compagnie(s). Onomastique des anges déchus dans les manuscrits araméens du Livre d’Hénoch” in Aramaica Qumranica. Proceedings of the Conference on the Aramaic Texts from Qumran in Aix-en-Provence, 30 June – 2 July 2008, edited by Katell Berthelot and Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra, Leiden – Boston, Brill, 2010, 145-180.

After a first conference on the character of Enoch at the Robertsau Socio-Cultural Center, in Strasbourg, I will pursue on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 3:15 PM on the following theme:

The Book of Enoch: Origin and Content

Be careful, the number of seats is limited! For more information (address, availability and price), please read the flyer.

I was invited to give a lecture at the Robertsau Socio-Cultural Center, in Strasbourg, on the following topic:

The Character of Enoch and Enochic Literature

This conference will take place on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at 16:15. Be careful, the number of seats is limited! For more information (address, availability and price), please read the flyer.

The latest edition of the Introduction to the Old Testament features a new section on the Eastern Churches’ Old Testament, with a general introduction followed by individual presentations of the main books included in the oriental canons.

I was asked to write this section, in which I proposed to include the following books: 3–4 Maccabees, 3–4 Esdras, Jubilees, Enoch, and the Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs.

Here is a list of my contributions in PDF format:

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At the editor’s request, I wrote in Le Muséon a critical review of Jean-Claude Haelewyck’s Comparative Grammar of the Semitic Languages (Safran, 2006).

The unusual length of this recension (16 pages!) is due to the numerous problems encountered at the reading of this volume. J.-C. Haelewyck is aware of these problems and answered me with these nice words: “I wish all authors to receive such critique. You go into details while always remaining nice and constructive.”

Here is the article in PDF format:
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