Studies in the Pentateuch:
Leviticus
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MI: Baker Books, 1998. Chapter 10, "Be Holy," pp.110-122; Chapter
11, "The Sacrificial System," pp.123-134; Chapter 12, "The
Clean and the Unclean Foods," pp.135-142.
BS1225.52 .A44 1998
Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land:
An Introduction to the Pentateuch. Second Edition. Grand Rapids, MI:
Baker Academic, 2002. Chapter 16, "Be Holy," pp.204-215; Chapter
17, "The Sacrificial System," pp.216-226; Chapter 18, "The
Clean and the Unclean Foods," pp.227-234.
BS1225.52 .A44 2002
Andreasen, Milian L. "The Third Book of Moses Called
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Archer, Gleason, Jr. A Survey of Old Testament Introduction.
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BS1140.2 .A7 1994
Arndt, William. Does the Bible Contradict Itself?: A Discussion
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BS511 .A66 1976
Arnold, Bill T. and Bryan E. Beyer. Encountering the Old
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BS1140.2 .A75 1999
Baylis, Albert H. From Creation to the Cross: Understanding
the First Half of the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996. Chapter
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BS1171.2 .B38 1996
Birch, Bruce C., Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim
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BS1192.5 .T43 1999
Clark, Douglas R. "Leviticus." In Introducing
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BS475.2 .I533 v.1
Demarest, Gary. Mastering the Old Testament, Volume
3: Leviticus. Dallas: Word, 1990. 286p.
BS1255.3 .D45 1990
Demarest, Gary and Leslie Williams. Discovering Leviticus,
Numbers, and Deuteronomy. "The Guideposts Home Bible Study Program."
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BS1225 .D43 1988
Dillard, Raymond B. and Tremper Longman, III. An Introduction
to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994. "Leviticus,"
pp.73-82.
BS1140.2 .D55 1994
Dorsey, David A. The Literary Structure of the Old Testament:
A Commentary on Genesis-Malachi. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1999.
Leviticus discussed, pp.76-83.
BS1151.3 .D67 1999
Fuller, Daniel P. The Unity of the Bible: Unfolding God's
Plan for Humanity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992. Chapter 22, "The
Jewish Ceremonial Law," pp.361-386.
BS511 .F85 1992
Gane, Roy. Altar Call. Berrien Springs, MI: Diadem,
1999. 358p.
BX6122 .S36 G26 1999 (2nd copy in Heritage Coll.)
Geisler, Norman and Thomas Howe. When Critics Ask: A Popular
Handbook on Bible Difficulties. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1992.
"Leviticus," pp.89-94.
BS612 .G44 1999
Gerstenberger, Erhard S. Leviticus: A Commentary.
"The Old Testament Library." Louisville, KY: Westminster John
Knox Press, 1996. 450p.
BS1255.3 .G4713 1996
Goldberg, Louis. Leviticus. "Bible Study Commentary."
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1980. 150p.
BS1255.3 .G65 1980
Groningen, Gerard Van. Messianic Revelation in the Old
Testament. Grand Rapids, Mi: Baker Book House, 1990. Part 3, "The
Messianic Concept in the Pentateuch: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy,"
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BT235 .G76 1990
Hamilton, Victor P. Handbook on the Pentateuch. Grand
Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1982. Part Three, "Leviticus," pp.245-311;
Chapter 14, "The Day of Atonement: Leviticus 16," pp.285-295.
BS1225.2 .H35 1982
Hardinge, Leslie. Christ is All. Boise, ID: Pacific
Press, 1988. 127p. "Studies in the Book of Leviticus."
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Harrison, Roland K. Introduction to the Old Testament.
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1969. "The Book of Leviticus,"
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BS1140 .H35
Harrison, Roland K. Leviticus: An Introduction and Commentary.
"Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries." Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity
Press, 1980. 252p.
BS1255.3 .H37
Hill, Andrew E. and John H. Walton. A Survey of the Old
Testament. Second Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2000. Chapter
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BS1140.2 .H54 2000
House, Paul R. Old Testament Theology. Downers Grove,
IL: InterVarsity Press, 1998. Chapter 4, "The One God Who Is Holy:
Leviticus," pp.126-152, 572-574.
BS1192.5 .H68 1998
Jenson, Philip P. "The Levitical Sacrificial System."
In Sacrifice in the Bible. Edited by Roger T. Beckwith and Martin
J. Selman. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books/Carlisle, UK: Paternoster Press,
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BS680 .S2 S23 1995
Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. Toward Old Testament Ethics.
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1983,1991. Chapter 7, "The Law of Holiness:
Leviticus 18-20," pp.112-126.
BS1199 .E8 K34 1991
LaSor, William Sanford, David Allen Hubbard, Frederic Wm.
Bush, and others. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background
of the Old Testament. Second Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans,
1996. Chapter 6, "Leviticus," pp.80-98; "For Further Reading,"
pp.702-703; "Endnotes," pp.757-758.
BS1140.2 .L25 1996
Lewis, Peter. The Message of the Living God: His Glory,
His People, His World. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Chapter 12, "The God Who Reconciles Sinners (Leviticus)," pp.188-202.
BS544 .L49 2000
Merrill, Eugene H. "A Theology of the Pentateuch."
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Chicago: Moody Press, 1991. Pp.7-87 ("A Theology of Leviticus: Fellowship
with the Holy," pp.56-59).
BS1192.5 .B523 1991
Péter-Contesse, René and John Ellington. A Handbook
on Leviticus. "UBS Handbook Series." New York: United BIble
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BS1255.5 .P4713 1992
Pigott, Susan M. "Leviticus." The IVP Women's
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Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002. Pp.50-69. "Purity Laws
Related to Women," by Hannah K. Harrington, pp.56-57; "Menstruation,"
by Lisa Chisholm-Smith, pp.62-63.
BS521.4 .I97 2002
Plaut, W. Gunther and Bernard J. Bamberger. The Torah:
A Modern Commentary. New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations,
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BS1225.3 .P55 P181
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Philadelphia: Judson Press, 1958. Chapter 13, "Regulations in the Wilderness
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BS1180 .P8 1958
Rodriguez, Angel M. "Transfer of Sin in Leviticus."
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by Frank B. Holbrook. "Daniel and Revelation Committee Series,"
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Ross, Allen P. Holiness to the Lord. Grand Rapids,
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BS1255.5 .R67 2002
Sailhamer, John H. The Pentateuch As Narrative: A Biblical-Theological
Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1992. Chapter 3, "Leviticus,"
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BS1225.3 .S235 1992
Shea, William H. "Literary Form and Theological Function
in Leviticus." In The Seventy Weeks, Leviticus, and the Nature of
Prophecy. Edited by Frank B. Holbrook. "Daniel and Revelation Committee
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of the Offerings and the Feasts of Israel. Fort Washington, PA: Christian
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BS680 .S2 S53
Tidball, Derek. The Message of the Cross: Wisdom Unsearchable,
Love Indestructible. "The Bible Speaks Today." Downers Grove,
IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001. Chapter 3, "'This Day of Atonement Shall
Be Made For You' (Leviticus 16:1-34)," pp.68-84.
BT465 .T53 2001
Treiyer, Alberto R. "The Day of Atonement as Related
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Seventy Weeks, Leviticus, and the Nature of Prophecy. Edited by Frank
B. Holbrook. "Daniel and Revelation Committee Series," Volume
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BS1556 .D35 v.3 (2nd copy in Heritage Coll.)
Walton, John H. Ancient Israelite Literature in Its Cultural
Context: A Survey of Parallels Between Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern
Texts. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990. Chapter 3,
"Legal Texts," pp.69-93; Holiness Code - Leviticus 17-25; Priestly
Procedures - Leviticus 1-7,11-16.
BS1171.2 .W35 1990
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Background Commentary: Genesis-Deuteronomy. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity
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BS1225.3 .W34 1997
White, Ellen G. The Story of Patriarchs and Prophets.
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"The Tabernacle and Its Services," pp.343-358 (Chapter based on
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Law and Homosexuality," pp.101-120; Chapter 8, "Impurity in Israel,"
pp.121-136; Chapter 9, "Sanctions for Homosexuality," pp.137-148;
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BS680 .H67 W65 1998
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Adams, Roy. "Reflections on the Year of Jubilee - 2: The Ultimate Jubilee Is Coming." Adventist Review 162 (November 7,1985): 15,18.
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Cottrell, Raymond F. "Meaning of the Day of Atonement - 1." RH 142 (January 28,1965): 12-13.
Cottrell, Raymond F. "Meaning of the Day of Atonement - 2." RH 142 (February 4,1965): 14-15.
Cottrell, Raymond F. "Meaning of the Day of Atonement - 3." RH 142 (February 11,1965): 12-13.
Cottrell, Raymond F. "Meaning of the Day of Atonement - 4." RH 142 (February 18,1965): 14-15.
Delafield, D. A. "The Sabbath of the Lord and the Annual Sabbaths of the Jews" - Part 1. RH 131 (November 25,1954): 8-9.
Delafield, D. A. "The Sabbath of the Lord and the Annual Sabbaths of the Jews" - Part 2. RH 131 (December 2,1954): 9-10.
Fawver, Jay D. and R. Larry Overstreet. "Moses and Preventive Medicine." Biblotheca Sacra 147 (July-September 1990): 270-285.
Ford, Desmond. "Day of Atonement - Fulfillment and Consummation." Ministry 52 (May 1979): 10-11.
Ford, Desmond. "Yom Kippur and Judgment Day." Ministry 52 (March 1979): 18-19.
Gilbert, F. C. "The Day of Atonement." Signs of the Times 64 (November 9,1937): 8-9.
Hasel, Gerhard F. "The Distinction Between Clean and Unclean Animals in Lev 11: Is It Still Relevant?" Journal of the Adventist Theological Society 2 (Autumn 1991): 91-125.
Hayes, John H. "Atonement in the Book of Leviticus." Interpretation 52 (January 1998): 5-15.
Hays, J. Daniel. "Applying the Old Testament Law Today." Bibliotheca Sacra 158 (January-March 2001): 21-35.
Hubbard, Reuben A. "Biblical Health Foundations." Adventist Review 162 (April 11,1985): 9-10. Mosaic health code in book of Leviticus and Exodus.
Hudson, Michael. "'Proclaim Liberty Througout the Land': The Economic Roots of the Jubilee." Bible Review 15 (February 1999): 26-33,44. Illus. Leviticus 25:8-11.
Hui, Timothy K. "The Purpose of Israel's Annual Feasts." Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (April-June 1990): 143-154. Leviticus 23; Numbers 28-29; and Deuteronomy 16.
Hurowitz, Victor. "Wish Upon a Stone: Discovering the Idolatry of the 'Even Maskit'." Bible Review 15 (October 1999): 30-33,51. Illus. Lev 26:1. Also Numbers 33:52 and Ezekiel 8:12.
Klingbeil, Gerald. "The Annointing of Aaron: A Study of Leviticus 8:12 in Its OT and ANE Context." Andrews University Seminary Studies 38 (Autumn 2000): 231-243.
Master, John R. "The Place of Chapter 24 in the Structure of the Book of Leviticus." Bibliotheca Sacra 159 (October-December 2002): 415-424.
McCarthy, Dennis J. "'In the Blood Is Life' - A Common Belief in Ancient Times?" Bible and Spade 2 (Autumn 1973): 105-114. Conclusion: "As far as we know, the reservation of blood to God because it was life and so divine is specifically Israelite."
McCarthy, Dennis J. "The Symbolism of Blood and Sacrifice." Journal of Biblical Literature 88 (June 1969): 166-176. Gen 9:4, Lev 17:11, and Dt 12:23. Author concludes "that the evidence from the ancient Semitic and Aegean areas does not show a general belief outside Israel in blood as a divine element which served as the basic reason or explanation for sacrifice."
Milgrom, Jacob. "The Biblical Diet Laws As An Ethical System: Food and Faith." Interpretation 17 (July 1963): 288-301.
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Nichol, F. D. "Two Hard Questions Considered - Part 1: Why Did the Lord Command the Israelites to Slay the Canaanites, Little Children As Well As Those Older?" RH 110 (September 28,1933): 4-6.
Read, W. E. "The Cleansing of the Sanctuary - 1: The Annual Day of Atonement." RH 144 (September 7,1967): 1, 4-5.
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