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“So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.” —Leviticus 18:5
In the book of Leviticus, God gives Moses detailed instructions regarding the ritual, legal, and moral practices for Israel. Why were these laws so important and what relevance do they have for Christians today? In this lecture, Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo discusses the historical context and significance of the book of Leviticus.
Instructor:
Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D., is a priest in the Melkite Catholic Church of America and pastor of St. Elias Melkite Parish in California. Along with his pastoral duties, he is also an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies and Catechetics for a number of institutions. He received his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Christendom Graduate School of Theology and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His dissertation was published under the title Seeing Blood and Water: A Narrative-critical Study of John 19:34 (2012). He is the author of many articles and the contributor to a number of multi-author works, most recently the Great Adventure Bible of Ascension Press.
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“So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.” —Leviticus 18:5
In the book of Leviticus, God gives Moses detailed instructions regarding the ritual, legal, and moral practices for Israel. Why were these laws so important and what relevance do they have for Christians today? In this lecture, Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo discusses the historical context and significance of the book of Leviticus.
Instructor:
Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D., is a priest in the Melkite Catholic Church of America and pastor of St. Elias Melkite Parish in California. Along with his pastoral duties, he is also an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies and Catechetics for a number of institutions. He received his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Christendom Graduate School of Theology and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His dissertation was published under the title Seeing Blood and Water: A Narrative-critical Study of John 19:34 (2012). He is the author of many articles and the contributor to a number of multi-author works, most recently the Great Adventure Bible of Ascension Press.
Want to dive deeper? Visit our website for hundreds of hours of free audio and video content: instituteofcatholicculture.org
