Engaging Leviticus: Reading Leviticus Theologically with Its Past Interpreters

Elliott, Mark W.

ISBN 10: 1610974115 / ISBN 13: 9781610974110

Published by Cascade Books, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engaging Leviticus: Reading Leviticus Theologically with Its Past Interpreters
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610974115
• ISBN 13: 9781610974110
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This commentary weaves together the interpretations of Christian exegetes, spanning the past two thousand years, who have concerned themselves with that most mysterious of texts, the book of Leviticus. Even when their commentaries seem most fanciful, the depths of meaning of the Hebrew text comes through in all its many and diverse translations and applications. What we discover is evidence of a biblical text at work in some of the most eloquent of spokespersons throughout the generations. The third book of the Bible is happily enjoying a resurgence of interest in Jewish and Christian quarters alike, being received as a book for the life of the faithful community. What is attempted here is the story of its Western-Christian reception.

About the Author

Mark W. Elliott is Senior Lecturer in Church History at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He is author of The Song of Songs and Christology in the Early Church (2000), Isaiah 40-66 in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series (2007), and The Reality of Biblical Theology (2007).