Michael Langlois

The course of Old Testament Textual Criticism that I teach at the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Catholic University of Paris starts tomorrow!

This discipline consists in the comparison and evaluation of biblical manuscripts in Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Latin, Syriac, and so on. In what way do they differ? Can we retrieve the original biblical text? Answer: tomorrow at 4 PM!

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 other Friday from 10 AM to 12 PM. We start this coming Friday, September 30, with Psalm 121 (“I lift my eyes to the mountains…”)!

The third part of the conference on “Law and Justice in the Ancient Near East” organized by the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (ELCOA) takes place on May 30-31, 2011 at the Catholic Institute of Paris.

This year’s focus is on socio-historical, ideological and ethical questions, with a varied program:
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The course of Old Testament Textual Criticism that I teach at the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Catholic University of Paris starts today! This discipline consists in the comparison and evaluation of biblical manuscripts in Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, Latin, Syriac, and so on. In what way do they differ? Can we retrieve the original biblical text? Answer: today at 1 PM!

This year, I am delighted to share with Thomas Römer the Advanced Hebrew course at the School of Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the Catholic University of Paris.

I will teach the first semester, and Thomas Römer will take over the second semester.

I am looking forward to the first session, which will take place on Friday, October 8, 2010 from 10:00 to 12:00!