This commentary by Frank Gorman shows how leviticus, though focusing largely on matters associated with the levitical priesthood, is also important to lay people. Gorman addressed the question of Israelites identity and what it means to be the people of God. Through a careful application of exegesis and exposition, he shows that leviticus is, foremost, a call to holiness, a weaving together of ritual and ethical issues to provide the community with a means for enacting and actualizing the Covenant relationship.