Why Is Leviticus so Hard to Read? (Jay Sklar)

Dr. Jay Sklar is VP of Academics and Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary. His research has focused on the Bible’s first five books: he did his PhD under pentateuchal scholar Gordon Wenham, has written one commentary on Numbers, and two on the book of Leviticus. The second has just been published in Zondervan’s ZECOT series.

His passion is trying to help resource those who are preaching and teaching the Bible, and especially to equip them to know how to speak of the Bible’s ancient texts in a modern context. He does this through his teaching, writing, speaking, and his website, which provides resources for those preaching and teaching in Genesis through Deuteronomy.

Founder and Director of the Center for Hebraic Thought

Dru teaches Biblical literature, theology, and biblical interpretation at The King’s College. He is an editor for the Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biblical Criticism series; an associate director for the Jewish Philosophical Theology Project at The Herzl Institute in Israel; and a co-host for the OnScript Podcast. His recent books include Biblical Philosophy: An Hebraic Approach to the Old and New Testaments (Cambridge University Press); Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments (Eerdmans); and Epistemology and Biblical Theology (Routledge). 

Before that, he was a high-school dropout, skinhead, punk rock drummer, combat veteran, IT supervisor, and pastor—all things that he hopes none of his children ever become.

He and his wife have four children. Interviews, articles, and excerpts of books can found at drujohnson.com.