of St. Paul that righteousness is through faith alone and not through works (Rom 3:20–5:21). Instead, the theology in this chapter (and in Leviticus as a whole) teaches that purification and sanctification (which are often equated with justification in the NT) are by grace alone. These laws deal with the people’s reception of God’s holiness and their ongoing participation in it. Most of the laws in this chapter are prohibitions. They identify the activities that either desecrated God’s holiness or