Leviticus

Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and the third of five books of the Torah (or Pentateuch). It is founded on two crucial beliefs: the first, that the world was created "very good" and retains the capacity to achieve that state although it is vulnerable to sin and defilement; the second, that the faithful enactment of ritual makes God’s presence available, while ignoring or breaching it compromises the harmony between God and the world.

The traditional view is that Leviticu…