The Torah: A Modern Commentary: Leviticus

xxxi, 417 pp. Hebrew and English text. CONTENTS: Preface; Introducing Leviticus: The Character of the Book and the Commentary - The Name of the Book - The Contents of the Book - Priestly Writing and Holiness Writing - Interpreters of Leviticus - Some Suggestions to the Reader; Leviticus and Ancient Near Eastern Literature, by William W. Hallo; Part I. Laws of Sacrifice; Part II. The Dedication of the Tabernacle and the Ordination of the Priests; Part III. Permitted and Forbidden Foods; Part IV. Defilement and Purification; Part V. The Day of Atonement; Part VI. The Law of Holiness; Part VII. Supplementary Laws; Appendix I (to Chapter 11) [The Dietary Laws]; Appendix II (to Chapter 16) [Order of Service for the High Priest on the Day of Atonement]; Appendix III (to Chapter 18) [Prohibited Degrees of Relationship for Marriage]; Reference Notes; Bibliography; Haftarot.