Roland de Vaux (1903-1970), scholar

Roland de Vaux (1903-1970) was a French Domenican priest and scholar. 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, becoming one of the major supporters of the Essene Hypothesis.

Works

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 = Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions (1962-64 Vaux / Hollerbach), book (German ed.)
  • Instituciones del Antiguo Testamento = Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions (1964 Vaux), book (Spanish ed.)
  • 古經之風俗及典章制度 = Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions (1981 Vaux / Yang), book (Chinese 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

• Qumrân grotte 4.II (Qumran Cave 4.II / DJD 6 / 1977 Vaux, Milik), book

Biography

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