Aecole Biblique

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The École Biblique, strictly the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, is a respected French academic establishment in Jerusalem, founded by Dominicans, and specialising in archaeology and Biblical exegesis. The École was founded in 1890 under the name École pratique d'études bibliques by Marie-Joseph Lagrange, a Dominican priest. In 1920, it took its current name, following its recognition, by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, as a national archaeological school in France. The École is situated close to an ancient church to which the alleged relics of Saint Stephen were transferred in 439; in the Byzantine Era this church was the centre of the cult of this particular saint. Since its creation, the École has been involved in the exegesis of biblical text, and has carried out archaeological research, in a complementary manner and without secrecy, in Palestine and the adjacent territories. Its principle disciplines are epigraphy, the Semitic languages, Assyriology, Egyptology, other aspects of ancient history, geography, and ethnography.