The Book of Qoheleth stands apart from all other books of the Hebrew Bible. It alternates irony, fatalism, spleen, but also invitation to joy; no wonder how difficult it looks even for the diligent Bi...Read More
The course of Old Testament Textual Criticism that I teach at the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Catholic University of Paris starts tomorrow! This discipline consis...Read More
After the holidays, it’s time to got back to class! This semester, I’ll continue my first-year Hebrew course, while teaching an Advanced Hebrew class designed for second- and third-year st...Read More
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception is a major editorial project involving scholars from all over the world. No less than thirty volumes are expected! Here is the article on “Band...Read More
The first volume of “Writing the Bible” series is just out! Written by Valérie Triplet-Hitoto, edited by your servant with a foreword by Francis Schmidt, it focuses on the interpretation of Dt 29...Read More