Roland de Vaux

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Roland de Vaux was a French Dominican priest, biblical scholar, and archaeologist best known for his leadership at the École Biblique in Jerusalem and his influential work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Israelite history.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Dominican
archaeologist
biblical scholar
human
affiliation École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem
linked to: École Biblique
areaOfInfluence 20th-century archaeology of Palestine
Catholic biblical scholarship
clergyType Roman Catholic priest
conductedExcavationsAt Khirbet Qumran
linked to: Qumran

Qumran
contributedTo archaeological methodology in the Levant
interpretation of the Qumran community
countryOfCitizenship France
educatedAt École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem
linked to: École Biblique
fieldOfWork Old Testament studies
Syro-Palestinian archaeology
biblical studies
history of ancient Israel
genre biblical commentary
historical study
influenced modern understanding of ancient Israelite society
scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls
knownFor excavations at Qumran
leadership at the École Biblique in Jerusalem
research on the Dead Sea Scrolls
studies of ancient Israelite institutions
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Order of Preachers
nationality French
notableWork Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions
Les Institutions de l’Ancien Testament
occupation Catholic priest
archaeologist
biblical scholar
order Dominican Order
linked to: Dominican friars
positionHeld director of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
studied the Dead Sea Scrolls
linked to: Dead Sea Scrolls

the Old Testament
linked to: Tanakh

the history of ancient Israel
taughtAt École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem
linked to: École Biblique
workLocation Jerusalem

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École Biblique hasNotableScholar Roland de Vaux
Qumran excavatedBy Roland de Vaux