Esias E. Meyer

University of Pretoria

Prof. Esias E. Meyer is an Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria in the Department of Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures. He holds a D.Th. in Old Testament Studies from Stellenbosch University. He started lecturing at UP in 2010, and before that he was a minister in a reformed congregation near Cape Town. His research is focused on Leviticus and the Pentateuch. He is the author of The Jubilee in Leviticus 25: A Theological Ethical Interpretation from a South African Perspective (2005).

Last Updated: April 17, 2026

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The Jubilee in Leviticus 25: A Theological Ethical Interpretation from a South African Perspective

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Leviticus’ More Priestly Version of the Dietary Laws

Deuteronomy and Leviticus drew on common Vorlage (source text) to develop their regulations about the consumption of land, marine, and winged creatures. While Deuteronomy only lightly modifies this Vorlage, the editors of Leviticus expanded the text in several stages to align it with Priestly ideology.

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