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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...

the Pentateuch.1 Indeed, the fundamental plotline of the Pentateuch (and redemptive history) is often missed precisely from the failure to discern the ultimate goal of creation, namely for humanity to dwell with God. As I will go on to argue, everything else derived from the creation account—every ‘mandate’, ‘commission’, and so on—must be subsumed under this chief end of humanity. Creation, in other words, manifests God’s purpose, the same purpose and promise found at the heart of the covenant with
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