Corpus-Paul

["Edgar M. Krentz" <ekrentz AT earthlink.net>]

> Charles: 
>
> Regarding circumcisions: 1 Mac. 1:5 provides evidence of Jewish youth
> removing the marks.  Of course your question refers to Jewish Christians
> taking this action.  The answer is yes.  I would suggest that you read
> greco-roman literature for numerous situations where this was done.  The
> political situation after Claudius expelled the Jews from Rome in 49 
> CE, or after the Christian-Jewish split, or after the Jewish war 
> with Rome would all provide a good justification for erasing such 
> identity markers.
>
> blessings:
>
> William "Billy" J Evans Jr
>
> Nashville
> Doctorate Rabbinics, Dead Sea Scrolls, Targums at Hebrew Union College
> Doctorate in NT at University of So. Africa

There are web sites on this operation. Try 
http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/bigelow1/ for a long article 
on epispasm with a bibliography and other web site URLs.
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Edgar  Krentz                                                     
Professor Emeritus of New Testament                       
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