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 / McHugh), book (English ed.)
- Das Alte Testament und seine Lebensordnungen (1962-64 Vaux / Hollerbach), book (German ed.)
- Instituciones del Antiguo Testamento (1964 Vaux), book (Spanish ed.)
- Gu jing zhi feng su ji dian zhang zhi du (1981 Vaux / Yang), book (Chinese ed.)