The Laws of Clean and Unclean Animals of Leviticus 11: Their Nature, Theology, and Rationale (an Intertextual Study)

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

JIRI MOSKALA, The Laws of Clean and Unclean Animals of Leviticus 11: Their Nature, Theology, and Rationale (an Intertextual Study) (Adventist Theological Society Dissertation Series 4; Berrien Springs, MI: Adventist Theological Society, 2000). Pp. [vi] + xv + 484. Paper $19.95.

In his recent doctoral dissertation on the Levitical dietary laws, Moskala makes some important contributions to the continuing debate about their background and function. One of M.'s primary concerns is "to answer questions regarding the applicability of these dietary laws of edible and inedible food for . . . today" ...

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