BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:17904-536908c1d59e21fa4328e29719ae62a2@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260517T030800Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T183000 SUMMARY:The Dead Sea Scrolls: Past, Present, and Future DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a public conversation about the past\, present \, and future of Dead Sea Scrolls research. We will be joined by three w orld-renowned experts on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Matthew Goff (Professor o f Religion\, Florida State University)\, Maxine Grossman (Associate Prof essor of Jewish studies and Religious Studies\, University of Maryland)\ , and Alex Jassen (Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies\, New York Uni versity). The conversation will be moderated by own Daniel Falk (Profess or of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Jewish Studies). Th is event will be aimed at public audience and will be accessible for und ergraduate students and interested members of the State College communit y and beyond!\n\n Matthew Goff is a professor in the Department of Relig ion\, part of Florida State University’s (FSU) College of Arts and Scien ces. He earned his master of theological studies degree from Harvard Div inity School in 1997 and his doctorate from the University of Chicago Di vinity School in 2002\, both in biblical studies\, before joining FSU’s faculty in 2005. He was appointed president of the American Academy of R eligion - Southeast Region in 2024. His publications focus on the Dead S ea Scrolls and ancient Judaism. Goff’s most recent book\, The Apocrypha: A Guide\, was published by Oxford University Press in September 2024 an d provides an introduction to a collection of sacred texts\, examining t heir themes and historical significance.\n\nMaxine Grossman includes amo ng her research interests the study of ancient Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls\; methods and theories in the study of religion\; gender studies \; and articulations of lived religious experience in contemporary socie ty. Her books include Reading for History in the Damascus Document: A Me thodological Study (Brill\, 2002)\, and the edited collection\, Rediscov ering the Dead Sea Scrolls: An Assessment of Old and New Approaches and Methods (2010). Her scholarly work on the Dead Sea Scrolls has included articles on priesthood\, sectarianism\, and postmodern approaches to the scrolls\, and her current scholarship focuses on gender\, sexuality\, e mbodiment\, and sectarian identity in the scrolls.\n\n Alex P. Jassen is the Ethel and Irvin Edelman Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic St udies at New York University. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in Jewi sh studies and Near Eastern languages and civilizations from the Univers ity of Washington and a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Judaic studies from New York University. He has published widely on the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Judaism and is a member of the international editorial team responsible for publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the author of Mediating the Divine: Prophecy and Revelation in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second T emple Judaism (Brill\, 2007)\, winner of the 2009 John Templeton Award f or Theological Promise\; Scripture and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Camb ridge University Press\, 2014)\; as well as many articles and reviews\; and co-editor of Scripture\, Violence\, and Textual Practice in Early Ju daism and Christianity (Brill\, 2010).\n\nFor more details: https://even ts.la.psu.edu/event/dead-sea-scrolls-past-present-and-future/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for a p ublic conversation about the past, present, and future of Dead Sea Scrol ls research. We will be joined by three world-renowned experts on the De ad Sea Scrolls: Matthew Goff (Professor of Religion, Florida State Unive rsity), Maxine Grossman (Associate Professor of Jewish studies and Relig ious Studies, University of Maryland), and Alex Jassen (Professor of Heb rew and Judaic Studies, New York University). The conversation will be m oderated by own Daniel Falk (Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterra nean Studies and Jewish Studies). This event will be aimed at public aud ience and will be accessible for undergraduate students and interested m embers of the State College community and beyond!

Matthew Goff is a professor in the Department of Religion, part of Flo rida State University’s (FSU) College of Arts and Sciences. He earned hi s master of theological studies degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1 997 and his doctorate from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 2002, both in biblical studies, before joining FSU’s faculty in 2005. He was appointed president of the American Academy of Religion - Southeast Region in 2024. His publications focus on the Dead Sea Scrolls and anci ent Judaism. Goff’s most recent book, The Apocrypha: A Guide, w as published by Oxford University Press in September 2024 and provides a n introduction to a collection of sacred texts, examining their themes a nd historical significance.

Maxine Grossman inclu des among her research interests the study of ancient Judaism and the De ad Sea Scrolls; methods and theories in the study of religion; gender st udies; and articulations of lived religious experience in contemporary s ociety. Her books include Reading for History in the Damascus Docume nt: A Methodological Study (Brill, 2002), and the edited collection , Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls: An Assessment of Old and New A pproaches and Methods (2010). Her scholarly work on the Dead Sea Sc rolls has included articles on priesthood, sectarianism, and postmodern approaches to the scrolls, and her current scholarship focuses on gender , sexuality, embodiment, and sectarian identity in the scrolls.

Alex P. Jassen is the Ethel and Irvin Edelman Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in Jewish studies and Near Eastern languages a nd civilizations from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in Hebrew and Judaic studies from New York University. He has published widely on the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Judaism and is a member of the interna tional editorial team responsible for publication of the Dead Sea Scroll s. He is the author of Mediating the Divine: Prophecy and Revelation in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Second Temple Judaism (Brill, 2007), w inner of the 2009 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise; Scriptur e and Law in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Cambridge University Press, 2014); as well as many articles and reviews; and co-editor of Scripture, Viol ence, and Textual Practice in Early Judaism and Christianity (Brill , 2010).

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/e vent/dead-sea-scrolls-past-present-and-future/

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