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The True Circumcision

Data

(1) Thom 53

 

Texts

(1) Thom 53

/53/ His disciples said to him, "Is circumcision useful or not?" /2/ He said to them, "If it were useful, their father would produce children already circumcised from their mother. /3/ Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every respect." [Complete Gospels]

 

 

Notes

John Dominic Crossan

Item: 301
Stratum: II (60-80 CE)
Attestation: Single
Historicity: -
Common Sayings Tradition: No

 
 
 

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