Kaz Hayashi (林 和行)
@kazhayashi.bsky.social
PhD Hebrew Bible / Old Testament || Associate Professor of Old Testament at Bethel University/Seminary || Biblical Archaeologist || Bible and Christianity in Japan, Anime, and Manga
I want to honor the life of Gary Long. Gary was the first person who took me out after I moved to MN. He told me about the culture of Bethel, he resonated with the challenge of being a transplant in MN, and we shared the love we have for students and the OT. He will be missed.
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I want to honor the life of Gary Long. Gary was the first person who took me out after I moved to MN. He told me about the culture of Bethel, he resonated with the challenge of being a transplant in MN, and we shared the love we have for students and the OT. He will be missed.
I have been elected as a steering committee member of the Institute for Biblical Research’s Asian and Asian-American Biblical Interpretation! I am excited to serve along these amazing colleagues!
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I have been elected as a steering committee member of the Institute for Biblical Research’s Asian and Asian-American Biblical Interpretation! I am excited to serve along these amazing colleagues!
A common question I answered during SBL, “How’s life and weather like in Minnesota?”
Well I came back to a snow storm 🌨️ (the photo is my yard) and Next week, the lowest projected temperature is 5 degrees Fahrenheit/-15 Celsius! 🥶
Well I came back to a snow storm 🌨️ (the photo is my yard) and Next week, the lowest projected temperature is 5 degrees Fahrenheit/-15 Celsius! 🥶
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A common question I answered during SBL, “How’s life and weather like in Minnesota?”
Well I came back to a snow storm 🌨️ (the photo is my yard) and Next week, the lowest projected temperature is 5 degrees Fahrenheit/-15 Celsius! 🥶
Well I came back to a snow storm 🌨️ (the photo is my yard) and Next week, the lowest projected temperature is 5 degrees Fahrenheit/-15 Celsius! 🥶
I’m done with IBR/SBL.
I gave two presentations, one which was described as “a work of art.”
One highlight of my trip was visiting Harvard’s famous Museum of the Ancient Near East! (The curator is a friend of mine who works on the same archaeological excavation).
I gave two presentations, one which was described as “a work of art.”
One highlight of my trip was visiting Harvard’s famous Museum of the Ancient Near East! (The curator is a friend of mine who works on the same archaeological excavation).
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’m done with IBR/SBL.
I gave two presentations, one which was described as “a work of art.”
One highlight of my trip was visiting Harvard’s famous Museum of the Ancient Near East! (The curator is a friend of mine who works on the same archaeological excavation).
I gave two presentations, one which was described as “a work of art.”
One highlight of my trip was visiting Harvard’s famous Museum of the Ancient Near East! (The curator is a friend of mine who works on the same archaeological excavation).
The last thing I did at SBL was organize Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Old Testament/Archaeology lunch!
I am so encouraged to see how friends are serving God and educating the next generation!
I am so encouraged to see how friends are serving God and educating the next generation!
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The last thing I did at SBL was organize Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s Old Testament/Archaeology lunch!
I am so encouraged to see how friends are serving God and educating the next generation!
I am so encouraged to see how friends are serving God and educating the next generation!
I had such a great 2nd day at SBL’s annual conference! I had dinner with Baylor’s Old Testament/Hebrew Bible PhD, lunch with my doctoral advisor, and met great people at Every Voice’s reception!
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I had such a great 2nd day at SBL’s annual conference! I had dinner with Baylor’s Old Testament/Hebrew Bible PhD, lunch with my doctoral advisor, and met great people at Every Voice’s reception!
My professor Jim Nogalski at Baylor University wrote this murder mystery novel with Wipf and Stock publishers! So stoked to read it!
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My professor Jim Nogalski at Baylor University wrote this murder mystery novel with Wipf and Stock publishers! So stoked to read it!
For those attending SBL, I look forward to seeing you tonight!
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
For those attending SBL, I look forward to seeing you tonight!
A full but exciting day 1 of SBL is done! I attended really insightful papers, and shown is the photo is the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah session I presented at (I’m in the crowd). My paper was very well received with a great discussion which followed!
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A full but exciting day 1 of SBL is done! I attended really insightful papers, and shown is the photo is the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah session I presented at (I’m in the crowd). My paper was very well received with a great discussion which followed!
My first day at IBR is done! My IBR paper on the sabbath in Chronicles was well received and I look forward to the first day at SBL!
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
My first day at IBR is done! My IBR paper on the sabbath in Chronicles was well received and I look forward to the first day at SBL!
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting my paper at the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah session at SBL!
All the papers in the session are previews of chapters from a forthcoming book!
All the papers in the session are previews of chapters from a forthcoming book!
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting my paper at the Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah session at SBL!
All the papers in the session are previews of chapters from a forthcoming book!
All the papers in the session are previews of chapters from a forthcoming book!
Boston here I come!
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Boston here I come!
This Friday at IBR/SBL I'll be presenting a paper on the notion of sabbath in Chronicles!
I'll be joined by papers by stellar scholars and look forward to the responses by @AubreyBuster and Paul Evans!
I hope to see you there!
I'll be joined by papers by stellar scholars and look forward to the responses by @AubreyBuster and Paul Evans!
I hope to see you there!
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This Friday at IBR/SBL I'll be presenting a paper on the notion of sabbath in Chronicles!
I'll be joined by papers by stellar scholars and look forward to the responses by @AubreyBuster and Paul Evans!
I hope to see you there!
I'll be joined by papers by stellar scholars and look forward to the responses by @AubreyBuster and Paul Evans!
I hope to see you there!
Happy to finally see my chapter in print! In“YHWH the Tyrant!?” I analyze the depiction and role the God of the Hebrew Bible play in anime/manga! I argue how the memory of Christian colonialism is reflected in the negative portrayal of YHWH as a foreign deity who opposes Japanese beliefs/traditions
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy to finally see my chapter in print! In“YHWH the Tyrant!?” I analyze the depiction and role the God of the Hebrew Bible play in anime/manga! I argue how the memory of Christian colonialism is reflected in the negative portrayal of YHWH as a foreign deity who opposes Japanese beliefs/traditions
I had a wonderful time teaching a doctoral intensive on the Book of Ezra! As it is a book often quoted as a paradigm of leadership, my doctorate in ministry students studied how to exegete the text and to apply it to their own ministry context!
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I had a wonderful time teaching a doctoral intensive on the Book of Ezra! As it is a book often quoted as a paradigm of leadership, my doctorate in ministry students studied how to exegete the text and to apply it to their own ministry context!
Starting the academic year with communion. The right way to acknowledge how our teaching is rooted in Christ’s work!
August 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Starting the academic year with communion. The right way to acknowledge how our teaching is rooted in Christ’s work!
I had the job interview nod giving the commencement speech for Bethel Seminary! I am proud of all of our graduates!
May 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I had the job interview nod giving the commencement speech for Bethel Seminary! I am proud of all of our graduates!
Proofs are in! In this chapter, I analyse the role and portrayal of Yahweh in Japanese anime and manga! It should be out before AAR/SBL 2025!
May 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Proofs are in! In this chapter, I analyse the role and portrayal of Yahweh in Japanese anime and manga! It should be out before AAR/SBL 2025!
I will be giving a lecture on the topic of “The Biblical Archaeology of the Persian Period” in Japanese at the Tokyo Museum of Biblical Archaeology.” I am stoked to share my research in my mother tongue with the Japanese people!
April 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I will be giving a lecture on the topic of “The Biblical Archaeology of the Persian Period” in Japanese at the Tokyo Museum of Biblical Archaeology.” I am stoked to share my research in my mother tongue with the Japanese people!
I appeared on the third episode of the History Channel's Holy Marvels, titled "An Eye for an Eye." You can see me commenting on Japan's samurai and Bushido culture.
April 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I appeared on the third episode of the History Channel's Holy Marvels, titled "An Eye for an Eye." You can see me commenting on Japan's samurai and Bushido culture.
Bethel Seminary is hosting Chris Watkins! We are kicking off the semester on an awesome note talking about how the Bible provides us with a lens of critically engaging with culture!
February 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Bethel Seminary is hosting Chris Watkins! We are kicking off the semester on an awesome note talking about how the Bible provides us with a lens of critically engaging with culture!
My modern Hebrew study buddy!
January 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My modern Hebrew study buddy!
When I shared that I collect pokemon cards in class, one thoughtful student gifted me a rare special illustration card ! I love students!
January 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When I shared that I collect pokemon cards in class, one thoughtful student gifted me a rare special illustration card ! I love students!
It’s begging to look a lot like Christmas…
December 15, 2024 at 2:59 PM
It’s begging to look a lot like Christmas…
I won the academy awards for best academic pretending to be an actor (jk jk but I’m holding the real OSCAR statuette)
December 7, 2024 at 1:39 PM
I won the academy awards for best academic pretending to be an actor (jk jk but I’m holding the real OSCAR statuette)