OT308 Book Study: Leviticus
Overview
In this course, Book Study: Leviticus (OT308), Dr. Jay Sklar walks you through the challenging details of the book of Leviticus. In this section of Scripture that often feels detached and foreign to the Christian life, Dr. Sklar will act as a helpful guide as you tackle this book. Focusing on the offerings, the laws, and the more perplexing areas of Leviticus, this study helps you understand the implications of the text for Israel and for Christians today.
Top Highlights
“ ‘How to Live as the Holy, Priestly Kingdom of the Holy and Heavenly King for His Glory and for the World’s Good.’” (source)
“The fellowship offering functions as the shared covenant meal between the offerer and the Lord, and that meant it was a way for the Israelites to celebrate and affirm their covenant relationship with Him and with one another.” (source)
“In short, accommodation means the Lord expresses His values using cultural realities that the original hearers could understand.” (source)
“The first question is this: What is a ritual state? Well, in Leviticus there are three basic ritual states: the impure, sometimes translated unclean; the pure, or clean; and the holy. These are called ritual states—that’s at least what scholars call them—because they guide the community with reference to the types of ritual actions a person may or may not do, or the ritual places a person may or may not go. So, for example, if you’re ritually pure, you can go to the tabernacle, but you can’t go inside of it. In order to go inside, you have to be ritually holy. And so your ritual state is guiding you in terms of where you can go in terms of different levels of ritual space or ritual areas.” (source)
“We spoke of that lest segment: ‘How can we live with this holy God in our midst?’ Leviticus helps with that. It also casts this vision, a vision rooted in God’s purposes for humanity to walk with Him, to enjoy His care and blessing, and to reflect His character and extend His kingdom in all the earth.” (source)
- Title: OT308 Book Study: Leviticus
- Author: Jay Sklar
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Leviticus › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Leviticus › Commentaries; Education › Bible. O.T. Leviticus--Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. O.T. Leviticus--Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:OT308SKLAR
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-20T22:33:21Z
Jay Sklar, PhD, is Professor of Old Testament and VP of Academics at Covenant Theological Seminary in Saint Louis. His doctoral research, completed under Professor Gordon Wenham, resulted in the book Sin, Impurity, Sacrifice, Atonement: The Priestly Conceptions. He has published commentaries on Numbers, Jonah, and two on Leviticus, and has a forthcoming commentary on Exodus. He has also put together a website with resources for those wanting to preach and teach any of the books from Genesis to Deuteronomy.
Dr. Sklar has a keen interest in developing theological education overseas and has travelled overseas to teach (in French) in France and Senegal.