Roland de Vaux (1903-1970), scholar
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Roland de Vaux (1903-1970) wa a French scholar.
Biography
Domenican priest. From 1934 until his death lived in Jerusalem at the Ecole Biblique. Led the excavation of Qumran (1951-56) and the study of the manuscripts. One of the major supporters of the Essene Hypothesis.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Books
- Les institutions de l’Ancien Testament (Paris 1958-60)
- L’archéologie et les manuscrits de la mer Morte (London 1961)