Engaging Leviticus
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This commentary weaves together the interpretations of Christian exegetes, spanning the past two thousand years, who have concerned themselves with that most mysterious of texts, the book of Leviticus. Even when their commentaries seem most fanciful, the depths of meaning of the Hebrew text comes through in all its many and diverse translations and applications. What we discover is evidence of a biblical text at work in some of the most eloquent of spokespersons throughout the generations. The third book of the Bible is happily enjoying a resurgence of interest in Jewish and Christian quarters alike, being received as a book for the life of the faithful community. What is attempted here is the story of its Western-Christian reception.
Mark W. Elliott
Mark W. Elliott (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of biblical and historical theology at the University of the Highlands and Islands and is a professorial fellow at Wycliffe College in Toronto, Ontario. He previously taught at the University of Glasgow and at the University of St. Andrews, where he directed the Institute for Bible, Theology, and Hermeneutics. Elliott is the author of numerous articles and essays and has written several books, including Providence Perceived. He is also the coeditor, with Scott Hafemann, N. T. Wright, and John Frederick, of Galatians and Christian Theology.
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