Circumcision as a Malleable Symbol

Name: Circumcision as a Malleable Symbol
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Nina E. Livesey(Autor*in)

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Erschienen im November 2010

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Cover
Preface
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Circumcision in 1 Maccabees, Jubilees, 2 and 4 Maccabees
A. 1 Maccabees: Circumcision as a mark of allegiance to Hasmonean rule
B. Jubilees: Circumcision as a mark of allegiance to a strict legal code and the identification as a "son of the covenant"
C. 2 Maccabees: Circumcision as a mark of pious sacrifice
D. 4 Maccabees: Circumcision as a mark of the use of pious reason over the passions
Conclusions
Chapter 2: Circumcision in Josephus
Circumcision as commitment to Judaism
Conclusions
Chapter 3: Circumcision in Philo
Introduction
A. De specialibus legibus 1: The mark of circumcision as the promotion of health, life and well-being
B. Quaestiones et solutiones in Genesin 3: The mark of circumcision draws the mind closer to God
C. De migratione Abrahami: The mark of circumcision benefits the mind and gains the respect of fellow Jews
Conclusions
Chapter 4: Circumcision in Paul's Letters
A. Circumcision in Galatians
I. "The circumcision" are Jews who uphold the Jewish law
II. The mark of circumcision confers a slave-like condition on Gentiles
B. Philippians: "The circumcision" are those concerned for the heavenly realm
C. 1 Corinthians: The mark of circumcision means nothing for those called heavenward
D. Circumcision in Romans
I. Circumcision as a metaphor for someone who follows God's statutes
II. Circumcision as an allegory for the righteousness of faithfulness
Conclusions
Chapter 5: A Brief History of the Interpretation of Circumcision
A. Ancient and Medieval Interpreters of Circumcision
I. Circumcision in the writings of Justin
II. Circumcision in the writings of Augustine
III. Circumcision in the writings of Aquinas
IV. Circumcision in the writings of Luther
B. Modern Interpreters of Circumcision
I. Circumcision in the writings of Rudolf Bultmann
II. Circumcision in the writings of Ernst Käsemann
III. Circumcision as a work of law that does not bring about salvation
IV. Circumcision as an indication of achievement and boasting
V. Circumcision as a badge of distinction
VI. Circumcision as representative of an ineffectual religion or lifestyle
VII. Circumcision as the sign of a Jew
Conclusions
Conclusion
Bibliography
A. Primary Sources
B. Reference Works
C. Secondary Literature
Index of Ancient and Other Sources
A. Hebrew Scriptures and Septuagint
B. Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Qumran
C. New Testament
D. Josephus
E. Philo
F. Other Ancient Greek and Latin Sources
G. Rabbinic Sources
H. Middle and Later Medieval Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Subject Index

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