Circumcision and Circumstance: Male Genital Mutilation in Ancient Israel and Ugarit
Circumcision appears in Genesis 17 as an infant rite, and mark of the covenant; Genesis 34 and Exod. 4.24-26 are written against a background of an adult rite, associated with marriage and fertility. By means of an attempted literary history of the motif, this study attempts a historical reconstruct...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2009
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2009, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 405-431 |
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Covenant
B identity-markers B Ritual B Election B rites of passage B Circumcision |
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