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==Other views==
==Other views==


The Christian fathers rejected the practice of circumcision at the [[Council at Jerusalem]] shortly before Philo's death.
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>


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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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
* [[Abrahamic covenant]]
 
* [[Judaism]]
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