Bibliography for “Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus”

When I draw near to the end of a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. I started doing this because people would ask me what sort of resources I leaned upon for a series or wanted to dig deeper into a specific topic. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, “Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus.” Books with asterisks (*) are those I found particularly helpful or leaned upon in this series. I hope some of these books are as helpful for you as you explore the challenging book of Leviticus.

Bibliography for “Holy God, Wholly Given: Lent in Leviticus” [Lent 2025]

C. E. Armerding. “Festivals and Feasts.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch, edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, 300-313. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

Richard E. Averbeck. “Sacrifices and Offerings.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch, edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, 706-732. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

________. The Old Testament Law for the Life of the Church: Reading the Torah in the Light of Christ. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2022.

H. W. Basser. “Priests and Priesthood, Jewish.” In Dictionary of New Testament Background, edited by Craig A. Evans and Stanley E. Porter, 824-827. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

R. K. Duke. “Priests, Priesthood.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch, edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, 646-655. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

*Sidney Greidanus. Preaching Christ from Leviticus: Foundations for Expository Sermons. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2021. 

J. E. Hartley. “Atonement , Day of.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch, edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, 54-61. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

L. D. Hurst. “Priest, High Priest.” In Dictionary of the Later Testament and Its Development, edited by Ralph P. Martin and Peter H. Davids, 963-967. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.

*N. Kiuchi. “Leviticus , Book of.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch, edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, 522-532. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

Joseph T. Lienhard, ed. Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. ACC. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001.

Jacob Milgrom. Leviticus, 3 vols. AYBC. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998.

L. Michael Morales. Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?: A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus. NSBT. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015 

Nehemia Polen. “Leviticus and Hebrews . . . and Leviticus.” In The Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology. Ed. by Richard Bauckham, et al. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009.

Ephraim Radner. Leviticus. Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2020.

Allen P. Ross. Holiness to the Lord: A guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006.  

*Katherine Sonderegger. Systematic Theology: Volume 2, The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity: Processions and Persons. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2020.

^* Gordon J. Wenham. The Book of Leviticus. NICOT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1979.

Online resources:

• John Calvin’s Commentary on Leviticus online: https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom45/calcom45.vi.i.html
• Bible Project: Leviticus: Summary
• Bible Project: Torah: Leviticus
• Bible Project: Animal Sacrifice? Really?
• “Old Rituals & New Realities: The Day of Atonement and Jesus’ Death” by Tim Mackie and Aeron Sullivan

Sub-bibliography for Jubilee

*P. A. Barker. “Sabbath, Sabbatical Year, Jubilee.” In Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch, edited by T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, 695-706. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

*John Sietze Bergsma. The Jubilee from Leviticus to Qumran: A History of Interpretation. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum. Leiden: Brill, 2008. 

Timothy Keller. Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just. New York: E. P. Dutton, 2010.

Robert Grady North. Sociology of the Biblical Jubilee. Analecta Biblica. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1954. 

Michael Rhodes and Robby Holt with Brian Fikkert. Practicing the King’s Economy: Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save and Give. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2018.

Ronald J. Sider. Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger: Moving from Affluence to Generosity, 5th edition. Nashville, TN: Word Books, 1997.

Norman Wirzba. Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2006. 

Christopher J. H. Wright. “Jubilee, Year of.” In Anchor Bible Dictionary, edited by David Noel Freedman, 5:851-861. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1992.

*John Howard Yoder. The Politics of Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1972.