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He also thought that circumcision should be done as early as possible as it would not be as likely to be done by someone's own free will.<ref name="james1976" /> He claimed that the [[foreskin]] prevented semen from reaching the vagina and so should be done as a way to increase the nation's population.<ref>{{REFweb | He also thought that circumcision should be done as early as possible as it would not be as likely to be done by someone's own free will.<ref name="james1976" /> He claimed that the [[foreskin]] prevented [[semen]] from reaching the [[vagina]] and so should be done as a way to increase the nation's population.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_circumcision#Hellenistic_and_Judaic_culture | |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_circumcision#Hellenistic_and_Judaic_culture | ||
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|Author=Philo Judaeus | |Author=Philo Judaeus | ||
|Source=A Treatise On Circumcision | |Source=A Treatise On Circumcision | ||
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|title=A Treatise On Circumcision. Philo Judaeus |accessdate= | |title=A Treatise On Circumcision. Philo Judaeus |accessdate=2022-11-05}}</ref> | ||
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==Other views== | ==Other views== | ||
The Christian fathers rejected the practice of circumcision at the [[Council at Jerusalem]] in 49 A.D. shortly before Philo's death.<ref>Acts of the Apostles 15:1-30.</ref> | The Christian fathers rejected the practice of circumcision for Christians at the [[Council at Jerusalem]] in 49 A.D. shortly before Philo's death.<ref>Acts of the Apostles 15:1-30.</ref> | ||
Philo's views on the beneficial health effects of circumcision are rejected by most contemporary medical authorities.<ref name="racp2010">{{REFdocument | Philo's views on the beneficial health effects of circumcision are rejected by most contemporary medical authorities.<ref name="racp2010">{{REFdocument | ||
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