Circumcision and Jewish Identity : Case Studies on Ancient Texts and Their Reception.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teugels, Lieve.

Contributor:

Neutel, Karin.

Series:

Judaism in Context Series

Judaism in Context Series ; v.33

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, LLC, 2023.

Summary:

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Contents:

Intro

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.

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ISBN:

9781463245801

1463245807

OCLC:

1416701426