February 14 Jewish Studies Lecture: Mathew Suriano

The Joseph and Rebecca Myerhoff Center for Jewish Studies announces "Sheol and the Tomb: The Social Process of Dying in Biblical Literature and Ancient Israel,"

Matthew Suriano (Ph.D. UCLA) is currently a visiting faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he teaches Hebrew Bible and early Judaism.  His current research focuses on the biblical concept of the afterlife in thought and practice.  This research topic is part of a larger interest in interdisciplinary approaches to ancient Israel and the Hebrew Bible that combine text and artifact.

Event is free and open to the public.

To RSVP for a complimentary lunch, contact Debra Kirsch (dakirsch@umd.edu).