| Preface | vii |
| Abbreviations | xiii |
| Translation of the Book of Leviticus | |
| The Book of Leviticus in Outline | 1267 |
| I. | The Sacrificial System (Chapters 1-7) | 1268 |
| II. | The Inauguration of the Cult (Chapters 8-10) | 1278 |
| III. | The Impurity System (Chapters 11-16) | 1282 |
| IV. | The Holiness Source (Chapters 17-27) | 1295 |
| Introduction | |
| I. | Structure, Vocabulary, Extent, and Date | |
| A. | The Literary Structure of H | 1319 |
| B. | Vocabulary: H's Distinctive Terminology | 1325 |
| C. | Vocabulary: H's Dissolution of P's Precision and Extension of P's Usage | 1327 |
| D. | H's Style | 1330 |
| E. | The Termini and Extent of H | 1332 |
| F. | The Inner Growth of H and P | 1345 |
| G. | Law and Narrative in H | 1347 |
| H. | H Presumes, Supplements, and Revised P | 1349 |
| I. | H's Polemics Against P, JE, and D | 1352 |
| J. | H and D | 1357 |
| K. | H Is Preexilic (Except H[subscript R]) | 1361 |
| L. | The Structure of Leviticus | 1364 |
| II. | Theology | |
| A. | The Nature of Revelation and Mosaic Origins | 1368 |
| B. | Rationles Are Theology | 1371 |
| C. | Provincial Perspectives and Ancestor Worship | 1375 |
| D. | Prophets and Archaeology Regarding Idolatry in the Eighth--Seventh Century | 1382 |
| E. | National Perspectives | 1391 |
| F. | Covenants: Sinaitic and Patriarchal | 1394 |
| G. | Holiness | 1397 |
| H. | Ethics | 1400 |
| I. | Land | 1404 |
| J. | Sabbath and Sabbatical | 1405 |
| K. | Jubilee, Redemption, and Destitution | 1407 |
| L. | Israelites: Laymen, Priests, and Women | 1409 |
| M. | The Missing King | 1414 |
| N. | Reflections on the Biblical ger | 1416 |
| O. | Crime, Punishment, (Talion), and Restitution | 1420 |
| P. | The Sanctuary of Silence and Other Misconceptions Regarding P | 1426 |
| Q. | YHWH: A Cameo | 1433 |
| R. | Toward the Compoisition of the Pentateuch | 1439 |
| Translation, Notes, and Comments | |
| IV. | The Holiness Source (Chapters 17-27) | |
| 17. | The Slaughter and Consumption of Meat | |
| Translation | 1447 |
| Composition and Structure of Chapter 17 | 1448 |
| Notes | 1449 |
| Comments | |
| A. | Chtonic Worship and Saul's Remedy (1 Sam 14:31-35) | 1490 |
| B. | The ger, "Resident Alien" | 1493 |
| C. | The Blood Prohibition (Continued) | 1501 |
| D. | Does H Advocate the Centralization of Worship? | 1503 |
| 18. | Illicit Sexual Practices | |
| Translation | 1514 |
| Notes | 1516 |
| Comments | |
| A. | Did H Permit Intermarriage | 1585 |
| B. | Were the Firstborn Sacrificed to YHWH? To Molek? Popular Practice or Divine Demand? | 1586 |
| C. | Carmichael on Chapters 18 and 20 | 1591 |
| 19. | Ritual and Moral Holiness | |
| Translation | 1594 |
| Introduction | 1596 |
| Notes | 1602 |
| Comment: Holiness | 1711 |
| 20. | Penalties for Molek Worship, Necromancy, and Sexual Offenses | |
| Translation | 1726 |
| Notes | 1728 |
| Comments | |
| A. | The Relationship Between Chapters 20 and 18 | 1765 |
| B. | The 'ob, yidde'oni, Molek, and Necromancy | 1768 |
| C. | Ancestor Worship in the Biblical World | 1772 |
| D. | Homosexuality: Its Biblical Misuse in the Current Debate | 1785 |
| E. | Who Says Homosexuality Is a Sin? | 1786 |
| F. | How Not to Read the Bible | 1788 |
| 21. | Instructions for the Priests | |
| Translation | 1791 |
| Notes | 1792 |
| Comments | |
| A. | Parallelism and Inversion in Lev 21:1b-15 (Christine E. Hayes) | 1834 |
| B. | The Priestly Blemishes (Lev 21:17b-21): Structure and Meaning | 1836 |
| C. | Mourning Customs in the Biblical World | 1840 |
| D. | Blemished Priests: A Comparative Survey | 1841 |
| 22. | Instructions for the Priests and Lay Persons | |
| Translation | 1844 |
| Notes | 1845 |
| Comment: The Structure of Chapter 22 | 1890 |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
