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Divine Presence and Community: A Commentary on the Book of Leviticus is unavailable, but you can change that!

This commentary by Frank Gorman shows how Leviticus, though focusing largely on matters associated with the Levitical priesthood, is also important to laypeople. Gorman addresses the question of Israelite identity and what it means to be the people of God. Though a careful application of exegesis and exposition, he shows that Leviticus is, foremost, a call to holiness, a weaving together of...

person who has recovered from a skin disease undertakes a ritual process that includes a seven-day period (Lev. 14:1–20). In addition, the ordination ritual for the priesthood requires seven days (Exod. 29:35; Lev. 8:33, 35). It functions to move the priests from lay status to an ordained and institutionalized status. In the priestly construction of the sacred year (Lev. 23; Num. 28–29), seven-day periods play a key role. The seventh day of the week is to be observed and set apart (Lev. 23:3). Two
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