The book of Leviticus provides two different theologies related to God’s presence within ancient Israel. Leviticus 1–16 was written by an elite caste of priests (P), and Leviticus 17–26 (H) was added to the book to “democratize” access to God. While the Priestly work has hardly inspired lay readers, the Holiness Writings provide some of the most inspiring and well-known verses from the Bible.
This volume shows how gender dynamics shift between the static worldview of P and the dynamic approach of H and that, ironically, as holiness expands from the priests to the people, from the temple to the land of Israel, gender behaviors become more highly regulated. This complicates associations between power and gender dynamics and opens the door to questions about the relationships between power, gender, and theological perspectives.
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Contents
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors x
Foreword
“Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]”
Athalya Brenner-Idan
Editor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary:
“She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25)
Barbara E. Reid, OP
Acknowledgments
Author’s Introduction:
Reading Leviticus with a Feminist Lens
Leviticus 1:1–3:17
Offerings, Offerers, and Considerations of Gender
Leviticus 4:1–6:7
Something New: Purification and Guilt
Leviticus 6:8–7:38
Another Perspective on Offerings, or What’s In It for the Priests?
Leviticus 8:1–10:20
Coming Into and Managing Power
Leviticus 11:1-47
If You Must Eat Meat, Then . . .
Leviticus 12:1–15:33
Bodies and Access to the Holy
Leviticus 16:1-34
Purifying the Sancta: “It Takes a Village”
Leviticus 17:1-16
A Bloody Mess
Leviticus 18:1–20:27
From Ritual Impurity to Ethical Transgressions
Leviticus 21:1–22:33
Protecting Priestly Privilege
Leviticus 23:1–25:55
Sacred Time, Space, Speech, and Land
Leviticus 26:1-46
Eco-Friendly Blessings and Curses of Chaos
Leviticus 27:1-34
How Much Is a Woman Really Worth?
Postscript
Works Cited
Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings
Index of Subjects
Circa l’autore
Barbara E. Reid, general editor of the Wisdom Commentary series, is a Dominican Sister of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is the president of Catholic Theological Union and the first woman to hold the position. She has been a member of the CTU faculty since 1988 and also served as vice president and academic dean from 2009 to 2018. She holds a Ph D in biblical studies from The Catholic University of America and was also president of the Catholic Biblical Association in 2014–2015.
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