Pentateuch Exegesis: Pericope: Leviticus 8

Andrea Rassell exegesis

The Authorship of the Pentateuch

THE PENTATEUCH INCLUDES THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). These books separate into two unequal parts: Genesis and Exodus-Deuteronomy. Genesis traces the ancestral origins of Israel. No single character dominates the story. Genesis 1-11 presents a panoramic view of creation, including the formation of heaven and earth and all humani...

The Anointing of Aaron: a Study of Leviticus 8:12 in Its Ot and Ane Context1

'The present article is a revision of one originally published as 'La uncibn de Aarbn. Un estudio de Lev 8:12 en su context0 veterotestamentario y antiguo cercano-oriental,' Theologtka 11/1(1996): 64-83. (Theologzka is a biennial theological journal of Universidad Peruana Unibn, Lima, Peru.) The study is partly based on research undertaken for the author's D.Litt. thesis at the University of St...

The Anointing of Aaron: a Study of Leviticus 8:12 in Its Ot and Ane Context

The present article is a revision of one originally published as 'La uncion de Aaron. Un estudio de Lev 8:12 en su centexto veterotestamentario y antiguo cercano-oriental,' Theologika 11/1 (1996): 64-83. (Theologika is a biennial theological journal of Universidad Peruana Union, Lima, Peru.) The study is partly based on research undertaken for the author's D .Litt. thesis at the University of S...

Exegesis of Psalm 62

The most basic and fundamental element of the psalms is their: expression of continual total and exclusive trust in God. This element is most fully expressed in Psalm 62. This psalm, as well as Psalms 4, 16, 27 and 131, is a psalm of trust. Each expresses the same firm hope in God's ability to help his faithful ones become "more than conquerors." Several scholars argue that the psalms of trust ...