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==Questioning circumcision== | ==Questioning circumcision== | ||
The alleged Abrahamic covenant is found in the Pentateuch (Torah) book of Genesis chapter 17. This has been questioned for several reasons. The practice of circumcision conflicts with many other Jewish values. Moreover, [https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/words-bible/question2-what-is-textual-criticism.cfm textual criticism] indicates that this chapter appears to be a later insertion into the text of this Hebrew book. | The alleged Abrahamic covenant is found in the Pentateuch (Torah) book of Genesis, chapter 17. This has been questioned for several reasons.<ref>{{REFbook | ||
|last=Goldman | |||
|first=Ronald | |||
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|title=Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective | |||
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|publisher=Vanguard Publications | |||
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|accessdate=2022-05-01 | |||
}}</ref> The practice of circumcision conflicts with many other Jewish values. Moreover, [https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/stewart_don/faq/words-bible/question2-what-is-textual-criticism.cfm textual criticism] indicates that this chapter appears to be a later insertion into the text of this Hebrew book. | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Beyond the Bris]] | |||
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]] | * [[Metzitzah b'peh]] | ||