Leviticus receives its English title from the Greek Levitikon, which means pertaining to the Levites. Probably, Jewish scribes (who called Leviticus the Priest’s Manual) influenced the title in the Tannaitic Period (200 BC–200 AD). While the title is appropriate for certain sections—namely, Leviticus 8–10; 16 and 21:1–22:14, it fails to point out that most of the book is directed to all of the people of Israel. The priesthood of Israel was not meant to be a secret society with mysterious