5/5 (2) [note: this article includes anatomical diagrams, but no photographs.] May 8, 2013 Note: Never have I gotten so many comments and emails in response to a blog post, much less rumors that I’m a man. I’ll keep … Read More
4.2/5 (5) What the Bible Really Says About Routine Infant Circumcision Laura Jezek, 2013 Congratulations! You’re expecting a baby! Nothing could be more joyful and exciting. Did you know that one of the most important things you can do for … Read More
4.14/5 (7) Historical and Scriptural Evidence (OT milah circumcision vs. modern periah circumcision) by Peter Keay The following is a revised excerpt from the document originally available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/54746897/Un-Christian-Modern-Circumcision In Genesis 17:11, the Bible reveals God’s institution of circumcision for … Read More
[This article mentions the difference between circumcision in ancient Judaism and the modern rite. This section is marked in bold.] Circumcision and its critics Dan Rickman 09.23.09, 08:37 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3780549,00.html Brit ceremony lies at heart of Jewish religious and cultural … Read More
4/5 (5) Summary: Jewish scholar Nissan Rubin examines the extensive evidence that ancient Jewish circumcision was modified at a later date to be much more extensive, in an attempt to prevent its reversal. Some of the main arguments are summarized in … Read More
by James E. Peron, Ed.D. Spring 2000 Available at http://www.cirp.org/library/history/peron2/ CIRCUMCISION: THEN AND NOW By: James E. Peron, Ed.D. Milah: Symbolic Circumcision of Covenant The original Biblical circumcision of Abraham’s time was a relatively minor ritual circumcision procedure in which only … Read More
Full text available in PDF format for members (above) In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Modern Judaism 17.3 (1997) 201-210 The distinction between reconstructive and aesthetic surgery is haunted by the specter of … Read More
THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF THE JEWISH RELIGION EDITORS IN CHIEF R. J. Zwi Werblowsky, Geoffrey Wigoder NEW YORK & OXFORD OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1997 CIRCUMCISION (Heb. milah), removal of the foreskin in an operation performed on all male Jewish children on … Read More
5/5 (2) [Christian readers, including Little Images staff members, have widely varying opinions of Luther and his views, and he was certainly known for writing harshly, but this passage at least shows that Luther knew about the Jews’ addition of peri’ah to … Read More