Michael Langlois

Like last year, I’ll be helping students getting back to work with a twelve-hour intensive Hebrew session on Wednseday and Thursday, September 8-9, 2010, from 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00. We’ll be looking at several passages from the Hebrew Bible. What better way to start the year?

On June 3, 2010, I received the “Habilitation to Supervise Research” Degree, which enables me — for example — to direct Doctoral (PhD) students.
During the public defence, I presented new unpublished studies in philology, epigraphy, and textual history of Joshua 10, prepared under the supervision of Thomas Römer, Professor at the College of France.

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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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The Dead Sea Scrolls enigma will be the focus of France 5 live show “C dans l’air” hosted by Yves Calvi on June 4, 2010 at 5:45 PM. I have been invited, together with specialists of the Dead Sea Scrolls or Ancient Near Eastern archaeology. Do not miss this exceptional show!

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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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