| The Book of Leviticus Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wenham, Gordon J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802825222 ISBN-13: 9780802825223 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $46.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1979 Annotation: These twin convictions, shared by all of the contributors to the New International commentary On The Old Testament, define the goal of this ambitious series of commentaries. For those many modern readers who find the Old Testament to be strange and foreign soil, the NICOT series serves as an authoritative guide bridging the cultural gap between today's world and the world of ancient Israel. Each NICOT volume aims to help us hear God's word as clearly as possible. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Pentateuch - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - Pentateuch - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 222.13 |
| Series: New International Commentary on the Old Testament |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.56" W x 9.55" (1.54 lbs) 375 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Leviticus used to be the first book that Jewish children studied in the synagogue. In the modern church it tends to be the last part of the Bible that anyone looks at seriously. Because Leviticus is largely concerned with subjects that seem incomprehensible and irrelevant today -- rituals for sacrifice and regulations concerning uncleanness -- it appears to have nothing to say to twenty-first-century Christians. In this excellent commentary on Leviticus, Gordon Wenham takes with equal seriousness both the plain original meaning of the text and its abiding theological value. To aid in reconstructing the original meaning of the text, Wenham draws from studies of Old Testament ritual and sacrifice that compare and contrast biblical customs with the practices of other Near Eastern cultures. He also closely examines the work of social anthropologists and expertly utilizes the methods of literary criticism to bring out the biblical author's special interests. In pursuit of his second aim, to illumine the enduring theological value of Leviticus, Wenham discusses at the end of each section how the Old Testament passages relate to the New Testament and to contemporary Christianity. In doing so, he not only shows how pervasive Levitical ideas are in the New Testament but also highlights in very practical ways the enduring claim of God's call to holiness on the lives of Christians today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wenham, Gordon J.: - Gordon J. Wenham is professor of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire, England. His other books include Story as Torah and Exploring the Old Testament: The Pentateuch. |