Roland de Vaux (1903-1970), scholar

Roland de Vaux (1903-1970) was 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

Roland de Vaux led the excavation of Qumran (1951-56) and the study of the manuscripts, becoming one of the major supporters of the Essene Hypothesis.

Books

• Les institutions de l’Ancien Testament (1958-1960 Vaux), book
  • Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions (1961 Vaux), book (English ed.)
• L’archéologie et les manuscrits de la mer Morte (1961 Vaux), book
  • Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls (1973 Vaux), book (English ed.)
• Les grottes de Murabba'ât (1961 Benoit/Milik/Vaux), book

External links

• Wikipedia / Wikipedia.fr