(Exod. 19:6), and they will manifest that special relationship through a particular species of ethical behavior. This is the meaning of the so-called Holiness Code in Leviticus. “You shall be holy as I am holy” (Lev. 19:1) does not refer to ritual purity but rather to ethical behavior. Thus for the Hebrews, holiness came to have a very particular ethical cast. To oppress the helpless was to profane God’s name (Jer. 34:16). To make use of a prostitute, regardless of the fact that she was called “holy,”