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A 3 page research paper/essay that argues that the thought that ancient scripture, such as the Book of Leviticus, could hold any relevance to modern life may seem incongruous to the contemporary Christians. However, examination of Leviticus indicates that its verses offer profound lessons, both in regards to understand the nature of God and humanity’s relationship with the divine, and in regards to the work of Christ. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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103). Physical impurity, which originates from both animals and humans, is the exclusive topic of Leviticus, chapters 11 through 16 (Milgrom 103). These laws have fascinated scholars since antiquity as
they have attempted to discern the rationale behind their injunctions against certain foods and actions. Many scholars have proposed that these laws are logically injunctions based on observations pertaining to
disease. However, others have pointed out that this sort of "piecemeal" examination of ritual law inevitably fails, as there are too many exceptions to such generalizations. A consistent thematic injunction
in Leviticus is for the Israelites to be "holy." An examination of scholarly opinion supports the position of Milgrom that "biblical laws of impurity have no meaning individually but combine
into a symbolic system" (103). Before looking at scholarly opinion, however, it is helpful to have a working knowledge of the chapter in Leviticus dealing with ritual purity. Leviticus
11-16 Basically, Leviticus 11-16 consists, for the most part, of an extended list of instructions considering ritual purity. Chapter 11 concerns which foods are to be considered "clean" and "unclean."
Leviticus 11:4 states: "There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chew the cud,
does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed cloven hoofs were considered acceptable as food.
Chapter 12 concerns purification after childbirth. The next chapter concerns regulations that govern infectious skin diseases. During ancient times when little was known about infectious diseases, the condition of
the skin was important as an indicator of overall health. The ritual isolation of people with obvious skin conditions undoubtedly helped combat the spread of such infectious diseases as measles,
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