TaNaKh Old Testament
Advanced Hebrew at the University of Strasbourg
After the holidays, it’s time to got back to class! This semester, I’ll continue my first-year Hebrew course, while teaching an Advanced Hebrew class designed for second- and third-year st... Read More
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception — Band
The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception is a major editorial project involving scholars from all over the world. No less than thirty volumes are expected! Here is the article on “Band... Read More
Mysteries and Hidden Knowledge at Qumran: Dt 29:28 in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The first volume of “Writing the Bible” series is just out! Written by Valérie Triplet-Hitoto, edited by your servant with a foreword by Francis Schmidt, it focuses on the interpretation of Dt 29... Read More
Translations of Song of Songs Published in French since the Renaissance
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
Saga Semitica, Episode 3
The third episode of “Saga Semitica,” ordered by Jewish magazine Pharm’Aviv, is now published:... Read More
Hebrew 3 at ELCOA (Paris)
It’s time to get back to school in Paris! Your Hebrew is getting old? Want to study texts from the Hebrew Bible? Come to ELCOA (School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) every ... Read More
Far from the Eyes, not the Heart: Heroism According to Daniel
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
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