Leviticus

Le·vit·i·cus

L0140600 (lə-vĭt′ĭ-kəs)n. See Table at Bible.

[Middle English, from Late Latin Levīticus, from Greek Leuītikos, Levitical, from Leuītēs, Levite; see Levite.]

Leviticus

(lɪˈvɪtɪkəs) n (Bible) Old Testament the third book of the Old Testament, containing Levitical law and ritual precepts

Le•vit•i•cus

(lɪˈvɪt ɪ kəs)

n. the third book of the Bible, containing laws chiefly concerning the priests and Jewish ceremonial observance. [< Late Latin Lēviticus (liber) Levitical (book) < Greek Leuītikós. See Levite, -ic]

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Leviticus - the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedentsBook of LeviticusOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian BibleLaws, Pentateuch, Torah - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

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Leviticus

(lĭvĭt`əkəs), book of the Bible, 3d of the five books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. It is in essence a collection of liturgical legislation with special reference to regulations for the levitical priests, introduced in the canonical sequence immediately after the institution of public worship at the end of Exodus. All of Leviticus is ascribed to the so-called Priestly Source (P) of the Pentateuch. There are laws on various types of sacrifice; on the installation of the priests; on purity and impurity, including the dietary law. Also included are regulations on the jubilee year and on vows, as well as ritual and ethical codes—often termed the "Holiness Code"—not contained in Exodus. The only narrative incident of the book is the destruction of Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu. Leviticus probably reached its final canonical shape by about the year 400 B.C. The later religious establishment of the post-exilic Temple is read back into the Mosaic era. The book makes the point that God's demands extend into every facet of the life of the Israelites. He has graciously consented to dwell amongst his people and has provided the levitical priests as mediators.

Bibliography

See J. Milgrom, Leviticus 1–16 (1991).

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noun the third book of the Old Testament

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