Leviticus
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Leviticus
（Cambridge Bible commentary : New English Bible）
Cambridge University Press, 1976
- : hard
- : pbk
- Uniform Title
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Note
Bibliography: p. 225-226
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The book of Leviticus originally formed part of a larger whole comprising what are now the first four or five books of the Old Testament. Its name is descriptive - 'the Levitical book' being about the personnel of the temple, all of whom were supposed to be descended from Levi. In one way the description is accurate, since the material was produced among the priesthood which had survived the fall of Judah to the Babylonians in 587 BC as a manual of instruction for its members. However, since priests in Israel gradually emerged as leaders of the nation, the book of Leviticus is also directed at the laity and, by the promulgation of laws set in a historical narrative, intended to instruct them in their religious and civil obligations.
Table of Contents
- The character of the book
- The Priestly work
- When and where was the Priestly work written?
- The purpose of Leviticus
- The theological value of the book
- Laws concerning offerings and sacrifices
- The hallowing and installation of the priests
- Laws of purification and atonement
- The law of holiness.
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