Leviticus: An Introduction and Study Guide | The Priestly Vision of Holiness

Reverend Doctor Philip Peter Jenson

ISBN 10: 0567693619 / ISBN 13: 9780567693617

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2021

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Leviticus: An Introduction and Study Guide | The Priestly Vision of Holiness | Reverend Doctor Philip Peter Jenson | Buch | T&T Clark's Study Guides to the Old Testament | Gebunden | Englisch | 2021 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | EAN 9780567693617 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leviticus: An Introduction and Study Guide | The Priestly Vision of Holiness
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567693619
• ISBN 13: 9780567693617
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 165W x 242H x 14D millimeters 165 millimeters width by 242 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 346 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In this guide, Philip Peter Jenson provides an introduction to Leviticus, examining its structure, character, and content. In particular, he focuses on explaining the basic concepts that inform the rituals and ethics of Leviticus. This is especially the case for the pervasive and complex category of holiness, along with its antithesis, impurity. Overall, Jenson’s emphasis is on the overarching coherence of the book and how it reached its present canonical form. Leviticus is a difficult book for most readers, describing rituals that are no longer practiced and reflecting a culture that is vastly different from that of the modern West. Yet it is the central book of the first section of the Bible of both Jews and Christians, and it is at the heart of the law revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai. It includes the foundational texts on matters such as sacrifice or love for one's neighbour. In this comprehensive introduction, Jenson offers extensive analysis, and concludes each chapter with reflections on the contemporary significance of the texts being discussed.

About the Authors

Philip P. Jenson teaches Old Testament and Hebrew at Ridley Hall at Cambridge University. His previous publications include Graded Holiness (Sheffield 1992) and Reading Jonah (Grove Books 1999).

Adrian H. Curtis is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament Studies in the University of Manchester.