Richard Hays Megapost

For those who enjoyed the interview with Richard Hays on Hesed we 'emet, Duke ThD student Andy Rowell follows it up with a big post with tons of resources on Richard Hays including audio, video and more -- see his blog Church Leadership Conversations.

Interview with Richard Hays on Hesed we 'emet

Stephen Carlson has already mentioned this (also on Duke Newt), but John Anderson has a fascinating interview with my colleague here at Duke, Richard Hays, over on Hesed we' emet. It is detailed and full of interest.

Richard Hays on Pope Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth

Richard Hays's article review of Ratzinger on Jesus of Nazareth is now available online free for all (it has been available to subscribers for a while). It is in First Things August / September 2007.

Benedict and the Biblical Jesus
by Richard B. Hays

Hays on Benedict on Jesus

April DeConick and others have been commenting on Pope Benedict's recent book on Jesus, and Gerd Lüdemann's review of it; April remarks:

Again, kudos to Gerd, and I hope that other scholars studying the historical Jesus will step up and respond in kind.

Let me draw attention, therefore, to the fine review article by my colleague Richard Hays in the current issue of First Things (August / September 2007), headed "Benedict and the Biblical Jesus". It's not yet available online, though it should be in due course. I think he gets the tone exactly right.