This commentary by Frank Gorman shows how Leviticus though focusing largely on matters associated with the Levitical priesthood is also important to laypeople. Gorman addresses the question of Israelite identity and what it means to be 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 covenant relationship.