James Luther Mays

James Luther Mays (July 14, 1921 - October 29, 2015) was an American Old Testament scholar. He is 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 has written 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.

References

  1. ↑ "James L. Mays". Harper Collins. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "SBL Presidents". Society of Biblical Literature. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mays, James". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Donald G. Miller (January 1, 1986). The Hermeneutical Quest: Essays in Honor of James Luther Mays on His Sixty-fifth Birthday. Pickwick Publications. ISBN 0915138867.
  5. ↑ "Jim Mays Fund". Union Presbyterian Seminary. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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