The Book of Qoheleth stands apart from all other books of the Hebrew Bible. It alternates irony, fatalism, spleen, but also invitation to joy; no wonder how difficult it looks even for the diligent Bi...Read More
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 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
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
I will be in San Francisco on November 19-22, 2011, for the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) Annual Meeting, which gathers every year some of the best Bible scholars. This meeting immediately foll...Read More