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Levine’s scholarly commentary on Leviticus offers a lucid and detailed treatment of the sacred text. The commentary contains a great many amplifications on the text beyond the line-by-line analysis, including discussion of the laws of Kashrut, the pursuit of holiness, the principles of land tenure, and more. Also included is a generous introduction, an essay on Leviticus in the ongoing Jewish...

and ancient Near Eastern law codes. This syntax projects a hypothetical situation; a particular law applies only “if” or “when” a certain situation arises.7 an offering Hebrew korban, “offering,” is a generic term for anything presented to God when one approaches (karav) His sanctuary. A korban could consist of artifacts and vessels, votive objects, or sacrificial victims, as is the case here. Archaeological excavations at various sites, including Jerusalem and its environs, have turned up objects
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