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

Translations of Song of Songs Published in French since the Renaissance

Posted on Tuesday November 29th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

I have been invited as a jury for the PhD in French and Comparative Literature prepared by Claire Placial at the University of Paris–Sorbonne with the following title: For a Close History of Transla... Read More

Qumran: The Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed in Strasbourg

Posted on Wednesday September 28th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

Qumran: the most important archaeological discovery of the XXth century. A revolution for the study of the Bible, ancient Judaism, and the birth of Christianity. Intrigued? Come Wednesday, October 12,... 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

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