Leviticus
Old Testament · Pentateuch · 27 chapters
Instructions for sacrifices, priests, purity and festivals, built around the call to be holy because God is holy.
HolinessLawWorship
Context
- Genre
- Law and ritual instruction
- Authorship
- Traditionally attributed to MosesIts composition is widely discussed.
- Setting
- Sinai
- Original language
- Hebrew
- In the original
- קָדוֹשׁqadosh — holy
- Related texts
- Exodus 25–40 · sanctuary instructionsNumbers 1–10 · camp and worship