 Assistant Professor of Jewish
Studies and Religious Studies,
Jewish Studies Program
Ph.D., 2000, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., 1993;
A.B., Duke University, 1990
Working within the discipline of religious studies, Dr. Grossman is particularly interested in the intersections of history, literature, and cultural studies. Her primary research focus is on the literature of ancient Judaism and early Christianity, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls. Her publications in this area include Reading for History in the Damascus Document: A Methodological Study (Leiden: Brill, 2002), and articles or book chapters on 4QMMT (the so-called "Halakhic Letter" from Qumran), gender in the Damascus Document, competing notions of "priesthood" in the scrolls and the New Testament, and Solomon Schechter's portrayal of ancient Judaism. An interest in religious studies methodology and feminist critical scholarship has led Dr. Grossman to new research in the area of religion and popular culture. Her publications in this field include articles on images of God in country music and the popular perception of the Dead Sea Scrolls. She is at work on a book on religion in contemporary U.S. popular culture.
Dr. Grossman teaches courses on ancient Judaism, Hebrew Bible, and the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as on religion in popular culture, gender in contemporary religious culture, and non-mainstream religious movements.
She is also advisor to the minor in Religious Studies and regularly
teaches the core course for the minor, "Introduction to the Study of
World Religions."
Dr. Grossman can be reached at mgrossma@umd.edu. |
