Origin of Writing—Origin of Scriptures

Posted on Monday January 16th, 2012Thursday October 13th, 2016 by Michael Langlois

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

The Bible Facing Archaeology, in Orleans

Posted on Monday January 2nd, 2012Saturday May 25th, 2013 by Michael Langlois

The organization committee of the “Bible, Heritage of Mankind” exhibition, in Orleans on Jan. 14 – Feb. 5, asked me to give a conference on: The Bible Facing Archaeology What do archaeological d... Read More

Writing the Bible

Posted on Saturday December 3rd, 2011Thursday January 3rd, 2013 by Michael Langlois

After a year-long gestation, the new series I submitted to Éditions du Cerf is ready to be born! Sous la plume de biblistes, philologues, épigraphistes et historiens des religions, cette collection ... Read More

ASOR 2011 in San Francisco

Posted on Monday September 5th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

I will be attending the ASOR annual meeting in San Francisco on November 16-19, 2011. This meeting gathers hundreds of Ancient Near Eastern scholars and archaeologists. The ASOR (American Schools of O... Read More

Epigraphic Mission in Switzerland

Posted on Saturday July 9th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

I am going on an epigraphic mission in Switzerland during the second half of July to study a collection of Hebrew ostraca with André Lemaire. An “ostracon” (plural: ostraca) is a pottery ... Read More