Structure
(See Gordon Wenham, "The Book of Leviticus", and Frank Gorman, "Divine presence and community")
I. Laws on sacrifice (1:1–7:38)
- A. Instructions for the laity on bringing offerings (1:1–6:7)
- 1–5. The types of offering: burnt, cereal, peace, purification, reparation (or sin) offerings (ch. 1–5)
- B. Instructions for the priests (6:1–7:38)
- 1–6. The various offerings, with the addition of the priests' cereal offering (6:1–7:36)
- 7. Summary (7:37–38)
II. Institution of the priesthood (8:1–10:20)
- A. Ordination of Aaron and his sons (ch. 8)
- B. Aaron makes the first sacrifices (ch. 9)
- C. Judgement on Nadab and Abihu (ch. 10)
III. Uncleanliness and its treatment (11:1–16:24)
- A. Unclean animals (ch. 11)
- B. Uncleanness caused by childbirth (ch. 12)
- C. Unclean diseases (ch. 13)
- D. Cleansing of diseases (ch. 14)
- E. Unclean discharges (ch. 15)
- F. Purification of the tabernacle from uncleanness (ch. 16)
IV. Prescriptions for practical holiness (the Holiness Code (chs. 17–26)
- A. Sacrifice and food (ch. 17)
- B. Sexual behaviour (ch. 18)
- C. Neighbourliness (ch.19)
- D. Grave crimes (ch. 20)
- E. Rules for priests (ch. 21)
- F. Rules for eating sacrifices (ch. 22)
- G. Festivals (ch.23)
- H. Rules for the tabernacle (ch. 24:1–9)
- I. Blasphemy (ch. 24:10–23)
- J. Sabbatical and Jubilee years (ch. 25)
- K. Exhortation to obey the law: blessing and curse (ch. 26)
V. Redemption of votive gifts (ch. 27)
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