SBL 2011 in San Francisco

Posted on 13 October 20113 September 2012 by Michael Langlois

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

Bible and Generations: Clash or Unison?

Posted on 24 September 20117 January 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

Ḥesed in the Hebrew Bible

Posted on 13 September 201113 October 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

Saga semitica, episode 2 in Pharm’Aviv

Posted on 1 August 201128 March 2016 by Michael Langlois

The second episode of “Saga semitica,” asked by Jewish magazine Pharm’Aviv, is now published: After Adam, Enoch and Noah, the Genesis saga experiences an unexpected turn of events: inste... Read More

The Targums in Light of Second Temple Traditions

Posted on 18 June 201117 December 2014 by Michael Langlois

I have been invited to speak at an international conference on the Targums (Aramaic versions of the Hebrew Bible) in the light of ancient Jewish traditions from the Second Temple period (i.e. until th... Read More

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