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"""The commentary offers good translations and good textual notes. Following these comes a commentary on structure, often well done, then a commentary that is variously labeled: ""literary ritual analysis"" (followed by a ""theological analysis"") or ""ritual theological analysis"" or ""ritual analysis"" (followed by ""theological significance"") or ""ritual agents,"" and so on. Most analyses are followed by a section called ""fulfillment by Christ.""... The author writes: ""what God intended to achieve ritually through his law in Leviticus is accomplished fully by Christ and conveyed to the church in the Divine Service"" (p. 25). This perspective is fortunately far away from projecting Christ back into the Hebrew Bible; it simply points out that the Christian communities reread Scripture in light of Jesus-a perfectly legitimate way of rereading Scripture. In my opinion, the author has developed a good perspective on the difficult concept of ""fulfillment."" The author reads the NT as a continuation of the Hebrew Scriptures instead of the Hebrew Scriptures ""predicting"" Jesus."" -Paul F. Jacobs, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology at Mississippi State University, Mississippi. ""The commentary tries hard to make Leviticus a rel- evant book that has a message to our church today. In this sense, Kleinig brings the book of Leviticus alive for and in the church. Critical circles will certainly oppose Kleinig's efforts. But the commentary is a scholarly and well-informed piece of work. It faces all the tough questions of Leviticus and no stone was left unmoved in the discussion, even though one does not need to agree with the commentator about every proposal in the book. It is a book that should be featured in the libraries of students, pastors, teachers, and churches."" -Dr. Deomar Roos, Westfield House, England"

""The commentary offers good translations and good textual notes. Following these comes a commentary on structure, often well done, then a commentary that is variously labeled: ""literary ritual analysis"" (followed by a ""theological analysis"") or ""ritual theological analysis"" or ""ritual analysis"" (followed by ""theological significance"") or ""ritual agents,"" and so on. Most analyses are followed by a section called ""fulfillment by Christ.""... The author writes: ""what God intended to achieve ritually through his law in Leviticus is accomplished fully by Christ and conveyed to the church in the Divine Service"" (p. 25). This perspective is fortunately far away from projecting Christ back into the Hebrew Bible; it simply points out that the Christian communities reread Scripture in light of Jesus-a perfectly legitimate way of rereading Scripture. In my opinion, the author has developed a good perspective on the difficult concept of ""fulfillment."" The author reads the NT as a continuation of the Hebrew Scriptures instead of the Hebrew Scriptures ""predicting"" Jesus."" -Paul F. Jacobs, Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Archaeology at Mississippi State University, Mississippi. ""The commentary tries hard to make Leviticus a rel- evant book that has a message to our church today. In this sense, Kleinig brings the book of Leviticus alive for and in the church. Critical circles will certainly oppose Kleinig's efforts. But the commentary is a scholarly and well-informed piece of work. It faces all the tough questions of Leviticus and no stone was left unmoved in the discussion, even though one does not need to agree with the commentator about every proposal in the book. It is a book that should be featured in the libraries of students, pastors, teachers, and churches."" -Dr. Deomar Roos, Westfield House, England

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Dr. John W. Kleinig is emeritus Professor of Exegetical Theology, Australian Lutheran College (formerly Luther Seminary), Adelaide, Australia. He studied at Adelaide University (B.A. with Honors), Luther Seminary (M.Div.), and the University of Cambridge, England (M.Phil. and Ph.D.).

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