At the Margin of the Canon
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
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) ?
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
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
PULSE Strasbourg: Feast!
Feast is a central theme in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Think about religious festivals, such as Passover, or family feasts, such as weddings. Think also about the parable of the banquet, ... Read More
MaCasbah.net: The Authenticity of Scriptures, Part Two
I am back on MaCasbah.net TV show, where Saïd Oujibou asked me more questions on the authenticity of Scriptures. We talked about archaeology, apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature, or the impac... Read More
MaCasbah.net: The Authenticity of Scriptures
I was on yesterday’s MaCasbah.net TV show, where Saïd Oujibou interviewed me on the authenticity of Scriptures. We addressed such questions as the birth of the Bible, the selection of the books... Read More