Finding America in Leviticus

Download or read book Finding America in Leviticus written by Michael J. Broyde and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It would seem that we have taken on an impossible task in this book: trying to demonstrate to modern Americans, be they secular or religious, Jews or Christians, that the sacrificial rites found in Leviticus have any germaneness to their lives. After all, to the extent that any modern reader turns to the pages of Leviticus at all, the notion that they would be inspired by the text and pine for the restoration of animal sacrifices is ludicrous! However, Leviticus is more than laws of sacrifices. As we demonstrate, Leviticus sets forth a template for nation-building via large, regularly-scheduled communal gatherings intended to foster national unity and identity among the Jewish people.