A New Ostracon Mentioning Biblical Makkedah

Posted on 3 May 201212 October 2016 by Michael Langlois

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 More

At the Margin of the Canon

Posted on 3 May 20123 January 2013 by Michael Langlois

The second volume of “Writing the Bible” series, which I am honored to serve as General Editor, has just been published. Edited by André Gagné and Jean-François Racine, At the Margin of... Read More

Christian Palestinian Aramaic Unicode Font

Posted on 27 April 201229 November 2017 by Michael Langlois

Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) is often associated to Syriac, from which it inherits its writing; as a result, most printed editions use a Syriac font. But in reality, CPA uses a specific writing... Read More

Quelle différence y-a-t-il entre נפש (nèfèsh) et נשמה (neshama) ?

Posted on 18 April 201221 November 2020 by Michael Langlois

Excellente question! En fait il est possible que les 2 termes aient la même origine, et soient juste des variantes dialectales. Autrement dit, il ne faut pas chercher une différence dans le sens (il... Read More

Semitica 54

Posted on 10 April 20121 May 2013 by Michael Langlois

Semitica 54 is out! Monde sémitique et Bible hébraïque, édité par Michael Langlois sous la direction de Thomas Römer. Paris, Maisonneuve, 2012. 250 p., ISBN 978-2-7200-1164-1. Here is the table ... Read More

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