Levitical rules and regulations regarding blood and sacrifice, offerings and priests, cleanness and uncleanness at first appear irrelevant to twentieth century Christians. Yet large portions of the New Testament can hardly be understood at all apart from some understanding of these Old Testament concepts. What does it mean for believers to be a royal priesthood? A holy nation? For Christ to be our great high priest? Our passover lamb? R.K. Harrison illuminates these ideas within their Old Testament context, thus providing the needed background for their New Testament development. The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series.
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The late R. K. Harrison was professor of Old Testament at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.
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R.K Harrison delivers a very interesting and detailed look into Leviticus in general. His commentary commendably addresses questions and truths contained in and outside the pages of Leviticus.
Throughout the book his quizical interests in answering points of interest and even contention over the various priestly and alike legislative rules merit a thoughtful insight in the symbolism and practicality of what is written.
The introduction presents a case for Mosaic authorship which is occasionally revisited briefly in the commentary section of the book, which is scattered with very interesting historical and cultural information especially concerning the practices of canaanite peoples, thus illustrating indeed how holy in difference to the canaanites the Israelites are to be.
However the book is more of theological concern than of studious concern and does have relevance in understanding the unchanging God today particularly through the given rules as well as the offerings of which Jesus is discussed on various occasion.
Throughout the book his quizical interests in answering points of interest and even contention over the various priestly and alike legislative rules merit a thoughtful insight in the symbolism and practicality of what is written.
The introduction presents a case for Mosaic authorship which is occasionally revisited briefly in the commentary section of the book, which is scattered with very interesting historical and cultural information especially concerning the practices of canaanite peoples, thus illustrating indeed how holy in difference to the canaanites the Israelites are to be.
However the book is more of theological concern than of studious concern and does have relevance in understanding the unchanging God today particularly through the given rules as well as the offerings of which Jesus is discussed on various occasion.
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