The Text of Leviticus: Proceedings of the Third Internationa...

This scholarly volume compiles proceedings from an international colloquium focused on the textual study of Leviticus, central to Jewish religious tradition. It addresses the book's extensive citation in rabbinic literature and its relative marginalization in Christian contexts, highlighting renewed... Read more

This scholarly volume compiles proceedings from an international colloquium focused on the textual study of Leviticus, central to Jewish religious tradition. It addresses the book's extensive citation in rabbinic literature and its relative marginalization in Christian contexts, highlighting renewed scholarly interest across traditions. The contributions examine textual witnesses, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Masoretic Text, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Septuagint, to assess textual stability and variations. Further discussions explore the book's editorial history, its intertextual relationships with other scriptural and historical writings, and the complexities involved in its translation, exemplified by a case study in French. Collectively, the work offers a multifaceted analysis of the text's transmission, interpretation, and reception history. Show less