A New Ostracon Mentioning Biblical Makkedah

Posted on Thursday May 3rd, 2012Wednesday October 12th, 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 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

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

PULSE Strasbourg: Feast!

Posted on Wednesday April 4th, 2012 by Michael Langlois

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

Posted on Friday March 23rd, 2012Friday October 21st, 2016 by Michael Langlois

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