Leviticus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521097734)

The book of Leviticus originally formed part of a larger whole comprising what are now the first four or five books of the Old Testament. Its name is descriptive - 'the Levitical book' being about the personnel of the temple, all of whom were supposed to be descended from Levi. In one way the description is accurate, since the material was produced among the priesthood which had survived the fall of Judah to the Babylonians in 587 BC as a manual of instruction for its members. However, since priests in Israel gradually emerged as leaders of the nation, the book of Leviticus is also directed at the laity and, by the promulgation of laws set in a historical narrative, intended to instruct them in their religious and civil obligations.

Author: J. R. Porter
ISBN-10: 0521097738
ISBN-13: 9780521097734
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/29/1976
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d