Jeremy Davis

Leviticus on the Butcher’s Block

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“For centuries, theologians and pastors have gone on and on about the meaning of Old Testament sacrifices. Yet they were mostly ignorant of the practical realities of these rituals—realities in which the butchers of the world are immersed day after day. The rituals of sacrifice cannot be understood apart from the practicalities of slaughtering animals and handling meat and blood, since the meaning of any ritual is in the experience of it. Phil Bray has done us a great service by bridging this gap, giving us insight into how someone familiar with slaughter, meat, and blood (as were the priests and worshipers of the Bible) would have experienced and understood these rituals.”