Bible and Generations: Clash or Unison?

Posted on Saturday September 24th, 2011Monday January 7th, 2019 by Michael Langlois

“Generations in Unison“: this is the theme of the 2011 Protes’temps forts in Strasbourg. But what does the Bible say about it? Isn’t the Bible the theater—even the source—of a ... 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

Ḥesed in the Hebrew Bible

Posted on Tuesday September 13th, 2011Thursday October 13th, 2016 by Michael Langlois

The Hebrew word ḥesed (חֶ֫סֶד) has a profound meaning which modern versions of the Bible can’t grasp. Various translations are used, such as mercy, faithfulness, kindness, favor, loyalty... Read More

About “Holy Bits”

Posted on Monday September 12th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

I’ve just published a short review of Thomas Naef’s Holy Bits. A Guide for Using Computers in Biblical Scholarship (Piscataway, Gorgias Press, 2009). You will find below in PDF format, or ... Read More