Holiness, Nearness, and Human Limitation
Why Uncleanness Did Not Affect God but Transformed the People
By: Mike Mazzalongo Posted: Sun. Apr 12th
Discussion Questions
- Why did Israel need to learn holiness through lived experience rather than explanation alone?
- How does this framework change the way you read Leviticus 11-15?
- Where might modern Christians still treat access to God too casually?
Sources
- Gordon J. Wenham, The Book of Leviticus.
- Jacob Milgrom, Leviticus 1-16.
- John E. Hartley, Leviticus.
- ChatGPT collaborative article with Mike Mazzalongo, January 2026.