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Leviticus (review)

Leviticus (review) and p. 59 n. 3: for "Semitics" read "Semantics"; p. 137, n. 24, 1.: the second occurrence of "Sing.C' should read "Sing.m."; p. 137, n. 24, 3.1.: in 1 Sam 4: 11 read np'l l"M'; p. 187: translation of 2 Sam 17:8 does not render ,~; p. 223, example 11: for 'etwas Gutes' read 'etwas sehr Gutes'. Despite the criticisms noted above, this is a very informative and useful study, the product of much work and much thought, for which the author deserves our sincere thanks. cmM.' John Huehnergard Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 LEVITICUS. By Baruch A. Levine. The JPS Torah Commentary; The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. Pp. xlvi + 284. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1989. Cloth. $ 47.50. Levine states that one of the major purposes of the present commentary is "to fathom the significance of biblical religion." It certainly provides a platform for Levine to display his wide knowledge of the ancient Near East and later Jewish law and practice, but how far it takes us into biblical religion or the book of Leviticus is another matter. It begins with an introduction to general issues: the title of the book, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hebrew Studies National Association of Professors of Hebrew

Leviticus (review)

Hebrew Studies , Volume 35 (1) – Oct 5, 1994

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and p. 59 n. 3: for "Semitics" read "Semantics"; p. 137, n. 24, 1.: the second occurrence of "Sing.C' should read "Sing.m."; p. 137, n. 24, 3.1.: in 1 Sam 4: 11 read np'l l"M'; p. 187: translation of 2 Sam 17:8 does not render ,~; p. 223, example 11: for 'etwas Gutes' read 'etwas sehr Gutes'. Despite the criticisms noted above, this is a very informative and useful study, the product of much work and much thought, for which the author deserves our sincere thanks. cmM.' John Huehnergard Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 LEVITICUS. By Baruch A. Levine. The JPS Torah Commentary; The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. Pp. xlvi + 284. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 1989. Cloth. $ 47.50. Levine states that one of the major purposes of the present commentary is "to fathom the significance of biblical religion." It certainly provides a platform for Levine to display his wide knowledge of the ancient Near East and later Jewish law and practice, but how far it takes us into biblical religion or the book of Leviticus is another matter. It begins with an introduction to general issues: the title of the book,

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Published: Oct 5, 1994

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