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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...

We began this study by asking whether or not righteousness and faith were always connected with circumcision, and if so how. The diverse portrayal of circumcision within the Bible does not immediately suggest that righteousness and faith lie at the very heart of its meaning. Not only so, but the nature of the righteousness communicated by circumcision is somewhat uncertain. The ‘justification’ language often connected with circumcision
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