Corpus-Paul

[barthome1 AT comcast.net]

Hello,

I would like to post a question that concerns a topic that has come up on the 
Biblical Greek list.

In Acts 16:3 the King James Version says;
Him (this refers to Timothy) would Paul have to go forth with him; and took 
and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for 
they knew all that his father was a Greek.

Now here is the issue---the Greek verb for "circumcised" is rather loose as 
connecting who was circumcised vs. who performed the actual deed.  It can 
used in cases when someone arranged for another person to be circumcised, but 
did not do the actual proceedure themselves.

This has lead some scholars to say that Paul did not do the actual 
proceedure, but simply arranged to have it done by a third person.

What I am looking for is whether there is any indication that Paul would have 
had the necessary training to do the actual proceedure?  Is anything known 
about the circumcism practices 2000 years ago?

Thanks for any help you all can give.

Bart Torbert
barthome1 AT comcast.net