First Rule of Leviticus, Don't Talk About Leviticus.

So it goes. I've reached the point in the bible that is supposed to be the stumbling block to my untrained eye, consuming me with boredom. Seeing as there are no boring books, only boring people, I feel obligated to give it a shot. Honestly, it isn't that bad once you figure out it is just a big rule book like any other. Leviticus was written by Moses as a kind of handbook for priests. It has rules for holy days, sacrifices, priest conduct, and generally just day to day "how to live" rules, including rules on sexuality and diet.
I don't know what it indicates about my character as a person, but when I read this giant list of rules my initial response was to question them and to think about the four phases of language described in The Great Code. Are they really concrete(discriptive) rules or just general (metaphoric) guidlines? Are there loopholes?
Apparently not when it comes to offerings. This large portion of Leviticus reads like a cookbook, giving specific intructions on how God likes his meat: "And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering. And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil."(Leviticus 2:5-7) There are several other rules on offerings including the use of unleavened bread and hiney, leading one to wonder if it was God or the priests making such specific food requests.
Perhaps the most potentially contriversial chapter of Leviticus is the 18th, in which God lays out the guidlines for sexuality. While some dance around the bible's view on homosexuality, I regretably found that the verse concerning it is quite concrete in its language. "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." I had never actually looked it up, assuming God would love someone regardless. On the bright side, this is the only verse about homosexuality in the chapter that I found.
While Leviticus is at times redundant and boring, it is an interesting historical account of the laws of the time.