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Righteous by Promise: A Biblical Theology of Circumcision is unavailable, but you can change that!

Given the foundational importance of circumcision in the Old Testament and its prevalence in numerous debates in the New Testament, it is surprising that so little detailed work has been done on establishing a biblical theology of circumcision. This lack is even more surprising given that circumcision forms the background for some of the most hotly contested writings of the apostle Paul. The...

circumcision, and so miss Jesus, miss out on the righteousness God promised to Abraham. Circumcision was a sign of God’s covenant with Abraham. That covenant promised righteousness and the Spirit who comes through the ‘seed’ of Abraham—Jesus Christ. The reason that circumcision was the sign was because it was focused not on the nation as a whole but on the one descendant of Abraham through whom the promises would become a reality.
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