For more than five decades, John Hayes's scholarship has had a
decisive influence on scholars and students in the field of Hebrew
Bible study. This collection of ten essays, written between 1968
and 1995, displays his remarkable and thought-provoking elucidation
of Israelite history, prophecy, and law. These essays make
significant contributions that challenge the mainstream scholarship
establishment with their daring interpretations and explanations,
along with their bold, innovative theories. The way in which Hayes
approaches the study of seminal figures, biblical texts, and
historical reconstructions, combined with his analysis of specific
methods, will have lasting implications for contemporary
scholarship. He argues that biblical texts must be understood as
being embedded within the particular historical, social, cultural,
and political matrices from which they emerged. Whether exploring
the social formation of early Israel, the final years of Samaria,
or the social concept of covenant, he demonstrates a textually
focussed and exegetically based approach. Hayes's essays provide
valuable insights that help contextualise developments within mid-
to late-twentieth-century interpretation, thereby granting scholars
glimpses of key moments in the evolution of particular methods,
trends, and models that have given shape to current research
approaches. Familiarity with Hayes's writings thus allows
contemporary interpreters to envisage new avenues and perspectives
in critical discussion of the Hebrew Bible.
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