Leviticus : a commentary / Erhard S. Gerstenberger ; [translated by Douglas W. Stott].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerstenberger, Erhard S.

Series:

Old Testament library

The Old Testament library

Standardized Title:

Dritte Buch Moses. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Bible. Leviticus--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Leviticus.

Physical Description:

xiv, 450 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

Summary:

Leviticus offers many challenges for interpretation, including the laws contained within the book, as well as questions of the book's origins and compilation. This new commentary by Old Testament scholar Erhard Gerstenberger provides a sure guide through the text of Leviticus and these questions. Gerstenberger understands that Leviticus is the product of an Israel reconstituted as a community of faith during the Persian period. The commentary provides suggestions regarding daily life questions on how one worships the one universal God within the local communities of congregation and family. In this interpretation, the book of Leviticus offers clear words of instruction to those throughout the world who would live faithfully for Israel's God.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [xi]-xiv) and index.

Contains:

Bible. Leviticus. English. New Revised Standard. 1996.

ISBN:

0664220649

OCLC:

34669426