Émile Puech (born 9 May 1941, at Cazelles de Sébrazac,

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) is a French Catholic priest,

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and editor in chief of ''Manuscrits de la mer Morte.'' He is a government employed director of research at Paris'

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. He has amended suggested readings and translations of some of the

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, for example

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. He is a member of the editorial board of the scholarly journal ''

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'' and a frequent contributor of the academic journal ''

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''.

Publications

* É. Puech, 'À propos de la Jérusalem Nouvelle d'après les manuscrits de la Mer Morte', Semitica 43-4 (1995) 87-102;

References

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