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==Questioning circumcision==
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 |init= |year=2012 |title=Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective |url= |scope= |publisher=Vanguard Publications |ISBN= |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.
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* [[Beyond the Bris]]
* [[Metzitzah b'peh]]