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Far from boring, John Hartley argues, Leviticus contains the very heart beat of faith for Jews and Christians. Experience the pure worship and holy living of God’s as you study Leviticus’ textual witnesses, composition, and theological significance. Evaluate modern critical perspectives on the book, and consider the legacy of nineteenth-century “higher critical” interpretation. Organized for easy...

There is not much diversity then among the texts of Leviticus. Both the few significant variations and many minor ones are cited in the Notes. Mathews (CBQ 48 [1986] 198–99) contends that the legal nature of the texts accounts for their consistency; their use in the community required that they be standardized. The Hebrew name for the third book of the Pentateuch comes from an ancient custom of calling a book by its first word ויקרא wayyiqrāʾ, “and he called.” Its name
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