Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible 2013 in Paris

Are there differences between the oldest manuscripts of the Bible? Why? How do they impact our understanding of the biblical text?

These questions are the object of Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible, a course I teach this semester at the Catholic Institute of Paris. (more…)

Textual Criticism of the Old Testament 2012

Universitas Catholica Parisiensis

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! ;-)

Law and Justice in the Ancient Near East: Socio-historical, Ideological and Ethical Questions

Universitas Catholica Parisiensis

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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Textual Criticism of the Old Testament 2011

Universitas Catholica Parisiensis

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! ;-)