Circumcision and Jewish Identity : : Case Studies on Ancient Texts and Their Reception / / ed. by Lieve Teugels, Karin Neutel.
Male circumcision is one of the oldest and most widespread rituals, it has been practiced for millennia across many parts of the world. Yet this prevalence and long history do not make circumcision self-evident: it has also long been a topic of reflection, discussion, and controversy and continues t...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2023 Part 2 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Judaism in Context ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION. LIEVE TEUGELS AND KARIN NEUTEL
- 1. A CULTURAL HERITAGE AS BOUNDARY MARKER: CIRCUMCISION IN THE HEBREW BIBLE
- 2. FROM EGYPT TO ISRAEL: EVOLVING PERCEPTIONS OF MALE CIRCUMCISION IN THE GRAECOROMAN ERA
- 3. MISSING FORESKIN IN THE SEPTUAGINT: CIRCUMCISION RELATED METAPHORS LOST IN TRANSLATION
- 4. CIRCUMCISING THE MALE MEMBERS OF THE BODY OF CHRIST: A RITUAL ALL THE MORE SIGNIFICANT DUE TO ITS FAILURE IN PAUL OF TARSUS’ LETTER TO THE GALATIANS
- 5. DEAD MAN WALKING: ON GENTILE IMPURITY AND FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNCIRCUMCISED IN ACTS 10–11
- 6. PIGS IN A BLANKET?: ON PETER’S VISION, PURITY, AND FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNCIRCUMCISED IN ACTS
- 7. CIRCUMCISION AND SEXUALITY IN THE JEWISH TRADITION: THE BIBLE, ITS READERS, AND ITS READERS’ READERS
- 8. THE MYSTERY OF ABRAHAM’S CIRCUMCISION: THE CIRCUMCISED GOD ACCORDING TO MIDRASH TANCHUMA AND RELATED TEXTS
- INDEX OF REFERENCES