Berit Olam

Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Stephen K Sherwood

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Liturgical Press
15 December 2025

Old Testaments

Series: Berit Olam

Many good intentions to read the entire Bible have foundered on the rocks of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Do these books have literary qualities? How does the storyteller tell the story? In Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Stephen Sherwood, C.M.F., applies the tools of narrative criticism to look for the literary qualities of these three biblical books.

Sherwood identifies the narrative art of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy not only in such colorful stories as the Sabbath breaker, the threat from Sihon and Og, the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, the story of Balaam, the bronze serpent, Aaron's rod, Miriam's leprosy, and the water from the rock, but also through the extended discourses made by characters in the story. Sherwood studies the voices of several of these characters: the narrator, the Lord, Moses, Aaron, the Israelites, Balaam and Barak, and others, to see how each is characterized"" by their words and actions.

In Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Sherwood also shows how each of the three books has its own characteristics as part of a larger story. Leviticus deals mainly with divine speech. Numbers also contains divine speech but the voices of Moses and the narrator are more recurrent. Deuteronomy is presented in the form of a farewell speech of Moses before his death. The story is then retold from Moses' point of view, with different emphases and even some changes.

Chapters are
*General Introduction, -
*Leviticus, -
*Numbers, - and
*Deuteronomy. - Each chapter contains a general introduction to a biblical book which is followed by notes which make observations on the literary qualities of smaller units of each book.

By: Stephen K Sherwood
Imprint: Liturgical Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9798400803062
Series: Berit Olam
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen K. Sherwood, CMF, STD, is professor emeritus of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.

Reviews for Berit Olam: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Stephen K. Sherwood's commentary on the books of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy provides a distinctive approach to the final forms of these three books of the Pentateuch.Beverly W. Cushman, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI