Fuller Theological Seminary

Faculty Member, Old Testament

D. Wilson Moore Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies

About

Christopher B. Hays is D. Wilson Moore Associate Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. Before coming to Fuller, he studied at Emory University and Princeton Theological Seminary. He has participated in archaeological research in Israel and leads student trips there.

Hays is the author of Death in the Iron Age II and in First Isaiah (Forschungen zum Alten Testament 79. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2011). His next book, Hidden Riches: A Textbook for the Comparative Study of the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East is forthcoming with Westminster John Knox. He translated the book of Isaiah for the new Common English Bible and wrote the entry on Isaiah for the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible.

Hays has published articles on diverse topics in journals such as the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Biblica, Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Ugarit-Forschungen, Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, and the Journal of Theological Interpretation. He has also contributed essays to various edited volumes.

Hays teaches courses in Old Testament and directs the master’s program in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature in the School of Theology. His languages include Hebrew, Akkadian, Ugaritic, Aramaic, Middle Egyptian, Greek, and Latin.

Hays is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

COURSES TAUGHT:
OT854/554 Israelite Religion in its Ancient Near Eastern Context
OT883/583 History and Historiography of Ancient Israel
OT506 OT Exegesis: Isaiah 1-39
OT506 OT Exegesis: Isaiah 40-66
OT576: Israel Travel Course
OT583: Ancient Near Eastern History, Literature and Culture
LG506/806: Advanced Hebrew (Historical Hebrew)
LG533-4 Ugaritic I and II
LG535-6 Akkadian I and II

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