TY - BOOK AU - Shepherd,Jerry E. TI - Leviticus T2 - The Story of God Bible commentary SN - 9780310490746 AV - BS1255.53 .S54 2021eb PY - 2021/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Zondervan Academic KW - Bible KW - Leviticus KW - Commentaries KW - fast KW - RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / Pentateuch KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Pentateuch KW - RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgments -- The Story of God Bible Commentary Series -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to Leviticus -- Resources for Teaching and Preaching -- Commentary on Leviticus 1–27 -- Scripture Index -- Subject Index -- Author Index N2 - "In ancient times, Leviticus was the first biblical book with which Jewish children began their education. According to the rabbis, there are 613 laws in the Torah, and nearly half of them are contained in Leviticus. And yet it also contains narrative, making the book's genre something like an "instructional history" and indicating that the instruction cannot be separated or understood apart from its narrative setting." -- ER -