In the latest Semitica volume, I present an unpublished Aramaic manuscript of the Book of Enoch that sheds light on variant readings exhibited by ancient Greek and Ethiopic witnesses of 1 Enoch 7:4....Read More
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 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
After years of silence, Semitica is back! Semitica was created in 1948 by the Intitute of Semitic Studies of the University of Paris, with a board including R. Blachère, A. Dupont-Sommer, Ch. F. Jean...Read More