Free to be holy. For many Christians, the Old Testament book of Leviticus tends to be largely unknown and unread. However, the Christian gospel - which presumes a knowledge of sacrifice and atonement, of law and grace, of sin and obedience, of defilement and cleansing, and of priesthood and temple curtains - makes little sense without the background it provides.

Derek Tidball believes that Leviticus is of foundational importance for our understanding of God, the gospel and Christian living, and that it needs to be taught and preached to congregations today. It even has much to say about the creation of healthy societies. In this excellent expostion, he shows how Leviticus serves as a preliminary sketch of the masterpiece that was to be unveiled in Christ, and unfolds its testimony to a faith not of law but of grace, not of duty but of love, not of drudgery but of gratitude - and to God's people set free to be holy.

Derek Tidball is Principal of London School of Theology and Chair of the Evangelical Alliance. He has served as the pastor of two Baptist churches, and is the author of numerous books, including The Message of the Cross in the BST series, Skilful Shepherds and Builders and Fools.

336 pages

Table of Contents
General Preface
Author's Preface
Chief Abbreviations
Select Bibliography
Introduction

Part 1: The Manual of Sacrifice: Enjoying God's Presence (1:1--7:38)
1. Consecration to God: The Burnt Offering (1:1-17)
2. A Gift for God: The Grain Offering (2:1-16)
3. Fellowship with God: The Peace Offering (3:1-17)
4. Forgiveness from God: The Sin Offering (4:1--5:13)
5. Amendment Before God: The Guilt Offering (5:14--6:7)
6. Instructed by God: The Priests' Responsibilities (6:8--7:38)

Part 2: The Manual of Priesthood: Entering God's Service (8:1--10:20)
7. Anointed for Service (8:1-36)
8. The Glory of the Lord Appeared (9:1-24)
9. Fire from the Lord (10:1-20)

Part 3: The Manual of Purity: Encountering God's Design (11:1--15:33)
10. Purity and the Diet (11:1-47)
11. Purity and the Body (12:1-8; 15:1-33)
12. Purity and Disease (13:1--14:57)

Part 4: The Manual of Atonement: Ensuring God's Forgiveness (16:1-34)
13. For All the Sins of Israel (16:1-34)

Part 5: The Manual of Holiness: Enacting God's Word (17:1--26:46)
14. God's Word About Life Blood (17:1-16)
15. God's Word About Family Health (18:1-30)
16. God's Word About Society's Welfare (19:1-37)
17. God's Word About the Penal Code (20:1-27)
18. God's Word About Spiritual Leadership (21:1--22:33)
19. God's Word About Times of Celebration (23:1-44)
20. God's Word About Safeguarding the Sacred (24:1-23)
21. God's Word About Radical Economics (25:1-55)
22. God's Word About Future Prosperity (26:1-46)

Part 6: The Manual of Dedication: Enamoured of God's Grace (27:1-34)
23. God's Word About Consecration (27:1-34)

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ISBN: 9781844740697
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: IVP - published 15/03/2005
Format: Paperback