No, this is not a post about Scriptural underwear.
I am pleased to announce that a small booklet I wrote for the Bible Briefs series is out today. The series, which is published by Forward Movement Publications in partnership with Virginia Theological Seminary, is intended to provide short introductions to books of the Bible. My contribution to the series is Leviticus. The booklet is available free of charge as a PDF file at the Virginia Theological Seminary website. I am also scheduled to write the “volume” on Numbers.
Steve Cook of Biblische Ausbildung is the editor for the series. Here are his gracious comments on the new booklet:
Recent scholarship is revitalizing interest in priestly literature of the Hebrew Bible such as Leviticus, rediscovering it as life-giving tradition that informed and complimented the prophetic word. To read Dr. Wilson’s new introduction to Leviticus is to appreciate anew God’s gifts of holiness, ritual, and wholeness. Wilson’s booklet gives the church an easy entree into scholars’ new regard for the Bible’s priestly theologies.
Just think – in one small booklet that takes about ten minutes to read you will learn more than most people ever want to know about Leviticus.
On August 3rd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Kevin,
Congratulations on the publishing.
I remember that you said you’d love to write a commentary or a book on Leviticus in the future. I know for sure this is just a step for your future plan of the publication on Leviticus.