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Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?: A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus is unavailable, but you can change that!

In many ways, this is the fundamental question of Old Testament Israel’s cult—and, indeed, of life itself. How can creatures made from dust become members of God’s household “forever”? The question of ascending God’s mountain to his house was likely recited by pilgrims on approaching the temple on Mount Zion during the annual festivals. This entrance liturgy runs as an undercurrent throughout the...

with life in God’s Presence through increasing holiness, the overall goal being fellowship and union with God.28 Once more, the aim of Levitical legislation must be kept in view. Whether the laws pertain to sacrifice, to distinguishing between clean and unclean, or to ethical and moral behaviour, the aim of the laws is fellowship and union with the living God. For this reason, though Leviticus is often characterized thematically by holiness,29 it is preferable to discern holiness not as an end in
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