Stan badań nad Księgą Kapłańską

Abstract

Starting from a very important commentary made by Karl Eiliger (1966) and the first anthropological work by Mary Douglas, published in the same, the author seeks to show the development of studies on this little known Book of the Bible. The four parts of the paper embrace a broad panorama of scientific research on the Book of Leviticus. In the first part the author discusses the most important commentaries, especially those written in German and English. Then he summarizes the state of literary research on the mutual relationship of both sources Lev (P – Priestly Source and H – Code of Holiness). And then he discusses the more recent proposals of the literary composition of the Book, pointing to its concentric structure. Finally, he reviews anthropological and strictly theological studies, giving examples of some selected subjects from the Book.