Leviticus.
Leviticus.
§ 121. The third Book of Moses is called 
by the Hebrews from the first word of the book. The Greeks and Latins call it “Leviticus” because, most of all, it treats the Levitical priesthood and the Levitical or ceremonial laws. It has twenty-seven chapters and contains the history of one month, namely, of the first month of the second year after the departure from Egypt. Jerome, Epistle ad Paulin., writes: “In it almost every syllable breathes the heavenly mysteries because its figures lead us to Christ, the one great High Priest of the New Testament.” With regard to its objects it can be divided into three parts, the first of which treats sacred things; the second, sacred persons; the third, sacred acts.