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Use and Abuse of Scripture
The Protestant Theology research team will hold a meeting on “Use and Abuse of Scripture,” Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Strasbourg University Palace. I will give a lect... Read More
A New Ostracon Mentioning Biblical Makkedah
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
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
The Text of Joshua 10: Philological, Epigraphical and Diachronic Approach
My lastest book is out! It is a detailed study of the textual witnesses of Joshua 10: the masoretic Hebrew text, the Septuagint old Greek version and its later recensions, but also a new deciphering o... Read More
The Republic of the Center Newspaper: Back to the Bible Sources
On the occasion of my second conference in Orleans, I was interviewed by “Republic of the Center” regional newspaper, which already published a report on my first conference. This new pape... Read More
Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed in Orleans
Due to the success of the “Bible Facing Archaeology” conference in Orleans, a new conference is in order. The large hall will welcome both those who could not come in the first time, and t... Read More
Origin of Writing—Origin of Scriptures
The invention of writing profoundly changed mankind’s relation to the divine. It enabled religions to develop and adopt sacred Scriptures, with a varied status in different places or eras. This ... Read More