Resources
for Leviticus
(Check the Scripture
Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
- Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
- Leviticus at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
- Leviticus, Wikipedia.
- Book of Leviticus, Emil G. Hirsch, George A. Barton, Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905.
- Introduction to the Book of Leviticus, New American Bible.
- The Catholic Encyclopedia: Pentateuch, Leviticus, Law.
- Introduction, Outline, and Selected Bibliography for the Book of Leviticus, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Bible Basics (Leviticus) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
- Leviticus in the World Wide Study Bible.
- Walking Through the Bible: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
- Biblenotes summary: Exodus.
- Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
- Vayikra - Leviticus, text with Rashi's commentary, chabad.org.
- "Law: Hear O Israel (Legal Codes)," Davie Napier, in From Faith to Faith: Essays on Old Testament Literature, 1955. Full text online at Religion Online.
- Leviticus, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
- Leviticus, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
- Leviticus, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
- Leviticus, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
- Leviticus, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
- Leviticus and Numbers: In the Wilderness, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament: An introduction to the Hebrew Bible, 1999.
- Leviticus- Sacrifice and Sanctification, commentary by Robert L. Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "The Sacred and the Mundane- the Messge of Leviticus," by Peter J. Haas, Vanderbilt University, 1997.
- The Book of Leviticus, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
- Expository Notes on Leviticus, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
- Articles and Background:
- "Blood and Purity in Leviticus and Revelation," K.C. Hanson, 1993.
- M.A. Zipor, "The Greek Version of Leviticus," Biblica 79 (1998) 551-562. Abstract.
- "Leviticus, Deconstruction and the Body," Francis Landy, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 1992.
- "The Rationale of the Laws of Clean and Unclean in the Old Testament," Joe M. Sprinkle, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2000.
- "On Contagions: Leviticus and the Fascination of the Abomination," Gerald Majer, Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory, 2001.
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- Cothey, Antony,
"Ethics and Holiness in the Theology of Leviticus," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wright, David P.,
"Holiness in Leviticus and Beyond: Differing Perspectives,"
Interpretation, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Cothey, Antony,
"Ethics and Holiness in the Theology of Leviticus," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
- Reviews:
- Review: Hyam Maccoby, Ritual and Morality: The Ritual Purity System and its Place in Judaism. (Cambridge University Press, 1999) Review by Michael Satlow in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Athalya Brenner, Exodus to Deuteronomy. (Sheffield Academic Press, 2000) Review by R. Christopher Heard in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Martin I. Lockshin, ed., Rashbam's Commentary on Leviticus and Numbers: An Annotated Translation. (Brown Judaic Studies, 2001) Review by Mayer I. Gruber in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Allen P. Ross, Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus. Baker, 2002. Review by Samuel E Balentine in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
- Review: Allen P. Ross, Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus. Baker, 2002. Review by William D Barrick in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
- Review: Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus. Fortress, 2004. Review by J. Dwayne Howell, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
- Review: Wesley J. Bergen, Reading Ritual: Leviticus in Postmodern Culture. T&T Clark, 2005. Review by Thomas Naef, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006.
- Review: Calum Carmichael, Illuminating Leviticus: A Study of Its Laws and Institutions in the Light of Biblical Narratives. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Review by Reinhard Achenbach, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
- Review: James W. Watts, Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus: From Sacrifice to Scripture. Cambridge University Press, 2007. Review by Hanna Liss and Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
- Reviews: Christoph Nihan, From Priestly Torah to Pentateuch: A Study in the Composition of the Book of Leviticus. Mohr Siebeck, 2007. Reviews by Eckart Otto and Jeffrey Stackert, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
