Leviticus: a Commentary (Old Testament Library) - Hardcover

Gerstenberger, E.S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0664220649 ISBN 13: 9780664220648

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

Leviticus offers many challenges for
interpretation, not least of which are the
sometimes arcane laws contained within the
book. This commentary by Old Testament
scholar Erhard Gerstenberger provides a sure
guide through the confusing text of Leviticus.

About this title

About the Author

Erhard S. Gerstenberger is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Marburg University in Germany. His published works include Theologies in the Old Testament and Yahweh the Patriarch: Ancient Images of God and Feminist Theology.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664220649
• ISBN 13: 9780664220648
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250