commentary suffers from the restraints of the series. It is really a brief, sketchy commentary on the RSV. Although there is little theological reflection, the text is clearly written from a critical perspective. S Wenham, G. J. The Book of Leviticus. NICOT. Eerdmans, 1979. xiii/362 pp. Wenham has provided a fascinating and extremely helpful discussion of what most Christians regard as a drab book. He does an excellent job explaining the holiness laws and their function in ancient Israel. It is