Leviticus (Continental Commentary) (Continental Commentaries)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0800695143 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 412 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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The best one volume commentary on Leviticus available! Few modern Bible scholars have revolutionized the study of one book to the extent Jacob Milgrom has revolutionized the study of Leviticus. Milgrom's massive three volume commentary on Leviticus in the Anchor Bible series, exceeding 2500 pages, is an exhaustive and sometimes exhausting study that addresses virtually every issue raised in Leviticus. (I have also reviewed for Amazon th. JoJo said Prefer other Leviticus commentaries.. This book has been helpful for my Leviticus course. However, I do feel that I found other commentaries to be more helpful in understanding Leviticus. I appreciate Milgrom's insight, but it was at times more difficult to follow compared to the other Leviticus commentaries. Maybe it is just his style of writing that is less appealing, but this book is nonetheless a good one. The other. Distilled expertise Matthew J. Williams In the world of Leviticus scholarship, Milgrom stands head and shoulders above all other contributors. All other scholarship on Leviticus largely springs from his work.So, for those without the time, money and/or inclination to wade through his magisterial three volume commentary in the Anchor Bible Series, it is a treat to have it distilled into delightful prose and reasonable leng
About the Author Jacob Milgrom is Emeritus Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of California, Berkeley, and a widely published author. His books include Studies in Levitical Terminology (1970), Cult and Conscience (1976), Numbers (1990), and Leviticus (3 vols.; 1991–2001).
. Jacob Milgrom is Emeritus Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of California, Berkeley, and a widely published author. His books include Studies in Levitical Terminology (1970), Cult and Conscience (1976), Numbers (1990), and Leviticus (3 vols.; 1991–2001)
They pervade every chapter and almost every verse. You may be surprised to read this, since the dominant view of Leviticus is that it consists only of rituals, such as sacrifices and impurities. ''Values are what Leviticus is all about. However, underlying the rituals, the careful reader will find an intricate web of values that purports to model how we should relate to God and to each other.'' — from the Introduction. This, too, is true: Leviticus does discuss rituals. He demonstrates the logic of Israel's sacrificial system, the ethical dimensions of ancient worship, and the priestly forms of ritual. Building upon his life-long work on the Book of Leviticus, Milgrom makes this book accessible to all readers