1. Discovering
Doing research is fending off the boundaries of knowledge. Venturing into uncharted territory. Jubilating when making an unexpected discovery. To carry out my research projects, I am at the same time historian, historian of religions, epigraphist, linguist, philologist, exegete and Bible scholar. I like teaming up with other scholars and sharing my findings in books or articles. Have a look:
Publications
Qumran: The Dead Scrolls Revealed
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,... Read MoreThe Apocrypha in World of Religions Magazine
The latest issue of World of Religions Magazine is devoted to Jewish and Christian apocryphal literature. Editor-in-Chief Florence Quentin asked me to write three papers on this topic, including the i... Read MoreThe Language Barrier
Here is the editorial I published in Réforme on 2 February.... Read MoreThe Qumran Library, 3a. Torah — Deuteronomy and Pentateuch as a whole
The Qumran Library’s third volume is out!... Read MoreA New Ostracon Mentioning Biblical Makkedah
I’ve just published a new inscription mentioning biblical Makkedah. It is written in Aramaic and dated to the fourth century BCE. It is an “ostracon,” i.e. a pottery shard recycled i... Read MoreThe Text of Joshua 10: Philological, Epigraphical and Diachronic Approach
My lastest book is out! It is a detailed study of the textual witnesses of Joshua 10: the masoretic Hebrew text, the Septuagint old Greek version and its later recensions, but also a new deciphering o... Read MoreProjects
→ See more in .Meetings
Does religion still have a future?
I am invited at the APM national convention, whose theme is “Faces of the Future.”... Read MoreThe Dead Sea Scrolls, Innovative Technologies, New Material
I have been invited for an international symposium on the Dead Sea Scrolls in Oslo on June 15-17, 2015!... Read MoreThe Relations Between Israel and Aram in the Biblical Period
I will be in Leipzig on June 5, 2016 for an international conference on “The Relations Between Israel and Aram in the Biblical Period.”... Read MoreQualifications
University Institute of France
Every year, an international jury selects about a hundred professors to join the University Institute of France (IUF). For five years, IUF members are relieved of two thirds of their classes, receive ... Read MoreHabilitation to Supervise Research
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 ... Read MoreTenured Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg
As of September 1, 2009, I am now tenured Associate Professor at the University of Strasbourg. This prestigious university is the largest in France, and the only one to include a Faculty of Theology.... Read More2. Sharing
I am also happy to travel in France and abroad to give conferences for the general public. I am invited by cultural centers, schools, institutes, churches, synagogues and other organizations. I address, without technical terms or double talk, fascinating or polemical topics such as the Bible faced with History, the apocryphal literature or the Dead Sea Scrolls. Here are a few appetizers:
Conferences
The Bible in light of new ancient Hebrew inscriptions
I am invited by CERE for an online lecture.... Read MoreConference: Jesus between fiction and reality, in Saint-Maur
I am invited to give a public lecture on Jesus in light of history and archaeology.... Read MoreA new group of Palaeo-Hebrew ostraca: Lecture at the French Academy of Inscriptions and Fine-Letters
André Lemaire and I will present at the Academy our research on unpublished Hebrew inscriptions.... Read MoreConference: Forging the Bible, in Arcachon, 12 Nov 2024
The Jewish-Christian Fellowship invites me for a public lecture on fake Bible manuscripts.... Read MoreThe Origins of Monotheism Beyond Judaism, Christianity and Islam, in Charenton
I am invited by the city of Charenton-le-Pont, near Paris, as part of its twinning with Israeli city Zichron-Yaacov.... Read MoreCourses
Theology, Bible and Philology, in Strasbourg, 7 Sept 2020
I will be at the University of Strasbourg to talk Protestant Theology, Bible and Philology.... Read MoreTextual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible 2017-18 in Paris
Are there differences between the oldest manuscripts of the Bible? Why? How do they impact our understanding of the biblical text?... Read MoreThe Book of Amos: Seminar at the University of Strasbourg
The Unistra seminar on the Book of the Prophet Amos begins today! This course is intended for second year Master students at the University of Strasbourg‘s Faculty of Protestant Theology. The fi... Read MoreThrough the Bible 2017-2018
Do you want to study the Bible?... Read MoreAdvanced Aramaic in Paris 2017-18
I am teaching a course of Advanced Aramaic at the Catholic University of Paris, beginning September 25, 2017.... Read More3. Broadcasting
Here are a few random examples of my interventions in the media: