'''Leviticus''' [Hebrew: '''ויקרא''', ''Vayikra,'' "And he [God] called," named after the first word in the Hebrew text] is the third book of the [[Old Testament]], part of the [[Pentateuch]], the most important part of the [[Bible]] in [[Judaism]]. The book is [[chiastic]]ally structured.
Many Christian and Jewish conservatives believe that [[Moses]] is the sole author of the Pentateuch and that he was inspired directly by God to write text to write the Pentateuch in the space of a month, that month being the first of the second year after the [[Hebrew]] exodus from [[Egypt]].
Most of Leviticus is filled with [[Mosaic Law|laws and codes]], many of which are ritualistically followed by [[Orthodox Judaism]]. Much of [[Christianity]], but not all, sees the law structure as being superceded by the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]]. Pauline teaching is that we were first under grace for salvation and the law, such as it is in Leviticus and recorded in other Old Testament books, is to show us the standard that we would have to uphold if there was no grace - a standard from which we would fall short.
There are two main sections in Leviticus: