This article argues that the imperatives arising from the ecological crisis demand that Christian interpreters (re)visit the book of Leviticus and, in particular, its conception of land. Furthermore, it contends that the neglect of this most agriculturally engaged of biblical texts and the failure of Christianity to construct an ethically robust theology of land are hermeneutically connected. Leviticus' strange, yet profound descriptions of the land as an active character, covenanting with YHWH and the people, not only represent a challenge to certain trends in the history of interpretation, but, it is suggested, also constitute a fruitful location for ecotheological reflection.