American Old Testament scholar
James Luther Mays |
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Born | (1921-07-14)July 14, 1921
Louisville, Georgia |
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Died | October 29, 2015(2015-10-29) (aged 94) |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Old Testament scholar |
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Title | Cyrus McCormick Professor of Hebrew and the Old Testament Emeritus at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Virginia |
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Spouse | Mary Will (nee Boyd) |
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Children | two daughters |
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Education | University of Manchester |
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Doctoral advisor | H. H. Rowley |
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Discipline | Biblical studies |
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Sub-discipline | Old Testament studies |
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Notable works | Psalms, Hosea, Amos, and Micah |
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James Luther Mays (July 14, 1921 – October 29, 2015) was an American Old Testament scholar. He was Cyrus McCormick Professor of Hebrew and the Old Testament Emeritus at Union Presbyterian Seminary, Virginia.[1] He served as president of the Society of Biblical Literature in 1986.[2][3][4]
Mays wrote commentaries on Psalms, Hosea, Amos, and Micah. He was formerly editor of Interpretation.[5]
In 1986, a Festschrift was published in his honor, called The Hermeneutical Quest: Essays in Honor of James Luther Mays on His Sixty-fifth Birthday. It included contributions from Elizabeth Achtemeier, James Barr, Brevard Childs, Patrick D. Miller, James A. Sanders, and Claus Westermann.
Works
Books
- Mays, James Luther (1960). Exegesis as a theological discipline. Richmond, VA: Union Theological Seminary. OCLC 13948482.
- ——— (1963). Leviticus, Numbers. Layman's Bible book commentary. Vol. 4. London: SCM Press. OCLC 70423288.
- ——— (1969). Amos: a commentary. London: SCM Press. ISBN 9780334000396. OCLC 716616834.
- ——— (1976). Micah : a commentary. Old Testament library. Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press. ISBN 9780664208172. OCLC 2020740.
- ——— (1978). Ezekiel, Second Isaiah. Proclamation commentaries. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress. ISBN 9780800605926. OCLC 3609030.
- ——— (1985). Interpreting the prophets. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress. ISBN 9780800619329. OCLC 917385441.
- ——— (1981). Interpreting the gospels. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress. ISBN 9780800614393. OCLC 869057632.
- ———; Blenkinsopp, Joseph, eds. (1988). Harper's Bible Commentary. San Francisco & Cambridge: Harper & Row. ISBN 9780060655419. OCLC 715645920.
- ——— (1994). The Lord reigns: a theological handbook to the Psalms. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664255589. OCLC 30109597.
- ———; Petersen, David L.; Richards, Kent Harold, eds. (1995). Old Testament interpretation: past, present, and future: essays in honor of Gene M. Tucker. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. ISBN 9780687138715. OCLC 1021306503.
- ——— (2006). Preaching and teaching the Psalms. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664230418. OCLC 62085497.
- ——— (2011). Psalms. Interpretation, a Bible commentary for teaching and preaching. Louisville: John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664234393. OCLC 820555500.
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