Background
Hays, Richard Bevan was born on May 4, 1948 in Oklahoma City. Son of Miller Bevan and Barbara (Crick) Hays.
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Widely praised as a major contribution to Pauline studies, Richard Hays's Faith of Jesus Christ is now available in an expanded second edition complete with a new preface by the author and a substantial dialogue about the book with James D. G. Dunn. In this important study Hays argues against the mainstream that any attempt to account for the nature and method of Paul's theological language must first reckon with the centrality of narrative elements in his thought. Through an in-depth investigation of Galatians 3:1-4:11, Hays shows that the framework of Paul's thought is neither a system of doctrines nor his personal religious experience' both of which are the most common approaches to Paul's writing 'but the "sacred story" of Jesus Christ. Above all, Paul's thought is guided by his concern to draw out the implications of the gospel story, particularly how the "faith of Jesus Christ" reflects the mission of the church.
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(Paul's letters, the earliest writings in the New Testamen...)
Paul's letters, the earliest writings in the New Testament, are filled with allusions, images and quotations from the Old Testament. This book investigates Paul's appropriation of Scripture from a perspective based on recent literary-critical studies of intertextuality.
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theologian university professor
Hays, Richard Bevan was born on May 4, 1948 in Oklahoma City. Son of Miller Bevan and Barbara (Crick) Hays.
Hays received his Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Yale College. His Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School. And a Doctor of Philosophy from Emory University.
Hays is considered one of the world"s leading New Testament scholars, with Stanley Hauerwas writing "There are few people I would rather read for the actual exposition of the New Testament than Richard Hays." Hays" work focuses on New Testament theology and ethics, the Pauline epistles, and early Christian interpretation of the Old Testament. In the field of New Testament studies, Hays has often been identified with figures such as North.T. Wright, Luke Timothy Johnson and Raymond Brown. Some of Professor Hays" studies surround the narrative interpretation of Scripture, the New Testament"s use of the Old Testament, the subjective genitive reading of pistis Christou ("faith(fulness) of Christ") in Paul, and the role of community in the New Testament.
Hays has also been vocal about his criticisms of Dan Brown"s best-selling The Da Vinci Code for its controversial historical claims.
As a theologically conservative Methodist, he has throughout the course of his career remained committed to his Wesleyan roots in emphasizing the importance of charity and friendship in the Christian life. Moreover, Hays is a committed pacifist.
He makes his position clear in The Moral Vision of the New Testament, in which he argues that Jesus Christ taught his disciples to be non-violent. In 2008, a Festschrift was published in his honor.
The Word Leaps the Gap: Essays on Scripture and Theology in Honor of Hays included contributions from Stanley Hauerwas, East. P. Sanders, James Doctorate. G. Dunn, Francis Watson, North. T. Wright, and Ellen F. Davis.
(Widely praised as a major contribution to Pauline studies...)
(Paul's letters, the earliest writings in the New Testamen...)
Coach Little League and Babe Ruth League baseball, New Haven, 1981-1990. Member Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, Society Biblical Literature (president New England region 1988-1989, chairman Pauline Epistles section since 1988), American Academy Religion, Catholic Biblical Association.
Married Judith Ann Cheek, June 21, 1970. Children: Christopher Baird, Sarah Elizabeth.