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

Textual Criticism of the Old Testament 2012

Posted on Sunday February 5th, 2012Wednesday February 8th, 2012 by Michael Langlois

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

Far from the Eyes, not the Heart: Heroism According to Daniel

Posted on Friday September 16th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

This is the title of the chapter I published in the new volume dedicated to the Young Hero. If you find this title intriguing, there’s one thing to do: read the chapter! Here it is in PDF format... Read More

The Young Hero

Posted on Friday September 16th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

Samson, David, Daniel or Gilgamesh are some of the most famous heroes in biblical and mesopotamian literature. These characters are the object of a new book entitled “The Young Hero,” that I edite... Read More

The Targums in Light of Second Temple Traditions

Posted on Saturday June 18th, 2011Wednesday December 17th, 2014 by Michael Langlois

I have been invited to speak at an international conference on the Targums (Aramaic versions of the Hebrew Bible) in the light of ancient Jewish traditions from the Second Temple period (i.e. until th... Read More