Figure 3. Separate One in the Sphere of the Other The first option (fig. 1) seems difficult since the ‘circumcision’ is a stripping off whereas the baptism is a burial and resurrection. The second option (fig. 2) is possible but perhaps divides the complex of events too neatly. Baptism occurring within the sphere of circumcision (fig. 3) is also unlikely as the resurrection would have to occur within the sphere of the ‘stripping off.’ Circumcision within the sphere of baptism is the most favourable