Christine Palmer

Christine Palmer is a Greek born Old Testament scholar of the contemporary era, working within evangelical scholarship with a strong concern for the Bible’s historical and cultural world.

She has served the church by bringing background study into the service of faithful reading, helping teachers see how Israel’s worship and law were heard in their own setting. Palmer’s writing aims to make difficult passages more intelligible without turning the text into a museum piece.

She is valued for clarity, reverence, and a steady instinct to let context illuminate meaning rather than replace it. Recommended titles include her contributions to the ESV Expository Commentary, her work in the Archaeological Study Bible, and studies on Israelite religion and culture.

Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical

Christine Palmer

Christine Palmer is a Greek born Old Testament scholar of the contemporary era, working within evangelical scholarship with a strong concern for the Bible’s historical and cultural world.

She has served the church by bringing background study into the service of faithful reading, helping teachers see how Israel’s worship and law were heard in their own setting. Palmer’s writing aims to make difficult passages more intelligible without turning the text into a museum piece.

She is valued for clarity, reverence, and a steady instinct to let context illuminate meaning rather than replace it. Recommended titles include her contributions to the ESV Expository Commentary, her work in the Archaeological Study Bible, and studies on Israelite religion and culture.

Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical

Christine Palmer

Christine Palmer

Christine Palmer is a Greek born Old Testament scholar of the contemporary era, working within evangelical scholarship with a strong concern for the Bible’s historical and cultural world.

She has served the church by bringing background study into the service of faithful reading, helping teachers see how Israel’s worship and law were heard in their own setting. Palmer’s writing aims to make difficult passages more intelligible without turning the text into a museum piece.

She is valued for clarity, reverence, and a steady instinct to let context illuminate meaning rather than replace it. Recommended titles include her contributions to the ESV Expository Commentary, her work in the Archaeological Study Bible, and studies on Israelite religion and culture.

Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical

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Leviticus, ESV Expository Commentary

Mid-levelBusy pastors, Pastors-in-trainingStrong recommendation
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Author: Christine Palmer
Bible Book: Leviticus
Series: ESV Expository Commentary
Type: Expository (Mid-Level)
Publisher: Crossway
Theological Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Resource Type: Commentary

Summary

Leviticus, ESV Expository Commentary gives us a clear, church facing exposition of Leviticus. Christine Palmer writes with a calm hand, and the ESV Expository Commentary series aims to serve the pulpit as much as the study. Volume 1.

The writing is structured to keep the main line of the passage in view. We are helped to see how the chapters fit together, and how Leviticus speaks with its own voice within the story of redemption.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own it for weekly ministry. It is written with the assumption that we will teach Leviticus to ordinary believers, and it gives us help that is concrete without being shallow.

It is also useful for shaping a series plan. The outlines and emphasis points help us see where to slow down, where to join sections, and where the author has placed the main stress.

For deeper technical work we will still want a specialist volume at points, but this book earns its place as a primary companion for sermon preparation.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend Leviticus, ESV Expository Commentary as a dependable guide for preaching Leviticus in the life of the church. It is clear enough for weekly use, and serious enough to keep us honest in the text.

It is not a replacement for close reading of the passage, but it is a wise partner. Used alongside prayerful study, it helps us speak with greater clarity and conviction.

As pastoral next steps, we can visit the Bible Book Overview, browse Top Recommendations, and use the Reformed Commentary Index to build a wiser working library.


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