At the Margin of the Canon

Posted on Thursday May 3rd, 2012Thursday January 3rd, 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 Friday April 27th, 2012Wednesday November 29th, 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 Wednesday April 18th, 2012Saturday November 21st, 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 Tuesday April 10th, 2012Wednesday May 1st, 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

Semitica

Posted on Tuesday April 10th, 2012Wednesday May 1st, 2013 by Michael Langlois

After years of silence, Semitica is back! Semitica was created in 1948 by the Intitute of Semitic Studies of the University of Paris, with a board including R. Blachère, A. Dupont-Sommer, Ch. F. Jean... Read More