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In this commentary, Radner offers an interesting perspective on Leviticus. Though on the surface Leviticus is a book of laws concerning sacrifices, worship, the priesthood, and many other subjects, at the heart of the book is the underlying message that God is holy and requires his children to be holy. In our quest for holiness, we know that we will constantly fall short of God’s requirements....

of the primary mission of God in our souls. Leviticus—even before it is examined—must be assumed to be a means by which the truth of God is exposed to us for our eternal destiny. The whole of reality comprises two foundational truths according to Pascal: the redemptive love of God, and the corruption of human life and nature. If, that is, Leviticus stands upon a contradiction regarding the character of its referents and their enduring effect—for example, opposing views of sacrifice—it can only be
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