I am in Israel at the invitation of the Bar-Ilan University Jeselsohn Epigraphic Center, which hosts an international conference on Jewish religion in light of new inscriptions and papyri. (more…)
Do you want to learn Aramaic? If you’ve studied Hebrew before, this course is for you!
We will study the same biblical text in both Hebrew and its ancient Aramaic version (called Targum), which will enable us to quickly identify corresponding vocabulary and easily learn Aramaic conjugations. (more…)
On the occasion of my mission to Norway, a team from the national broadcasting network, NRK, came to film our work on the new Dead Sea scrolls.
The report was broadcast on the January 14–15 evening and morning news. Watch it here:
If you want to learn how to read Hebrew manuscripts without vowels, I offer you a new course in Paris this semester!
We will read together the two most famous Dead Sea scrolls: the Great Isaiah Scroll and the Temple Scroll! (more…)
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…)
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