Introduction to the book of Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus receives its English title from the Latin Vulgate, which is derived from the Greek Septuagint (LXX) title Leuitikon (Λευιτικόν), meaning “Levitical” or “pertaining to the Levites.” This name was chosen because the book is essentially a manual of priestly and Levitical instructions, rituals, and laws of holiness given through Moses to […]