Holiness, Ethics and Ritual in Leviticus
Trevaskis, Leigh M.
In this book, Trevaskis argues that holiness in Leviticus always has an ethical dimension, and is not simply a cultic category. Inso doing he departs from the usual view that in Leviticus 1-16 (P) holiness is largely a cultic concept. Biblical scholars have commonly read ritual texts as practical instruction or prescription, inferring the theological significance of the ritualsfrom elsewhere. For example, theological interpretations of the 'bu...