Michael Langlois

I will attend the SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) International Meeting, which will take place on July 4-7, 2011 at the famous King’s College, London.

I will speak in a session entitled “Working with Biblical Manuscripts” with a paper on “Working with Biblical Manuscripts: Joshua 10 at Qumran.” I will show how a new decipherment of the oldest fragments of the Book Joshua sheds light on the history of this fabulous text. See you in London!

Beginning today and for six weeks, I am teaching a course in Biblical Sciences for second-year Unistra Master’s students. The theme is the Construction of a Conquest Account in the Book of Joshua. It will of course deal with the famous battles taking place when the people of Israel enters the promised land, Canaan. After a global structural analysis, we will examine in details one of these episodes in order to assess its redactional history and theological purposes. This course will take place every Monday from 11:00 to 12:30.