The JPS Torah Commentary: Leviticus

by Baruch A. Levine

The JPS Torah Commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the Torah. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pinnacle of his field. Every page contains the complete traditional Hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the JPS translation of the Holy Scriptures, aliyot breaks, Masoretic notes, and commentary by a distinguished Hebrew Bible scholar, integrating classical and modern sources. Each volume also contains supplementary essays that elaborate upon key words and themes, a glossary of commentators and sources, extensive bibliographic notes, and maps.

Genres: Biblical Studies, Nonfiction, Judaism, Reference, Jewish

336 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1989

Reviews

[Michael Carlson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very insightful

[Jonathan Caldwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not care for this commentary. Which is sad given the others in this series. There was no depth to explanations of the text. It was mostly focused on philology without helping the reader to understand what was going on in the text. Very disappointing!

[Drew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth the effort to read. I needed the Commentary to get benefit from what I read. 2,000 plus years of Jewish scholarship is very, very impressive!

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice, accessible commentary. Needs to be accompanied by Milgrom, of course, and Douglas' anthropological work.

[Michael Lewyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done. Very focused on close reading of text, less focused on history and context than other JPS commentaries.

[Roderick · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the top three references for best commentary on Leviticus.