Holy Scripture
Leviticus 1:6
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“We strip off the skin of a victim when we remove the illusion of virtue from the eyes of our mind. We cut its limbs into pieces when we carefully distinguish the content of a virtue and ponder it step by step. We should take care, so that when we conquer evil we do not replace it with frivolous goods. Otherwise those…”
Source: Septuagint
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6And having flayed the whole burnt offering, they shall divide it by its limbs.
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4And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering as a thing acceptable for him, to make atonement for him.
5And they shall slay the calf before the Lord; and the sons of Aaron the priests shall bring the blood, and they shall pour the blood round about on the altar, which is at the doors of the tabernacle of witness.
— Leviticus 1:6 —
7And the sons of Aaron the priests shall put fire on the altar, and shall pile wood on the fire.
8And the sons of Aaron the priests shall pile up the divided parts, and the head, and the fat on the wood on the fire, the wood which is on the altar.