Male Circumcision and Female Bodies in Jewish and Christian Communities of Ancient Egypt

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Females and Foreskins

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Rebecca Harrocks, Dr Rebecca Harrocks, Lester L. Grabbe

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Rebecca Harrocks presents some of the earliest evidence of male circumcision from ancient Egypt, exploring the connotations and implications for the Jewish and Christian communities of Alexandria and Egypt. The relevance of male circumcision for Jewish females is evident in Hebrew scripture, especially in relation to marriage, procreation, and parenthood, but little attention has been paid to women in scholarship. Harrocks addresses this oversight by considering not only what male circumcision meant for men, but also what it meant for women and the female body.Drawing on a range of ancient literature, inscriptions, art, and human remains, the role of male circumcision in ancient Egypt is considered as a backdrop to its practice by the Israelites, who some in antiquity claimed adopted it from the Egyptians. Harrocks concludes with an exploration of the changes and consequences for Jewish customs suggested in early Christian texts – especially the Pauline writings – regarding the female body and a woman’s interaction with her community, and highlights nuances to New Perspective thought given this broader gender awareness.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-13
Mått154 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLibrary of Second Temple Studies
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780567722690

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Abbreviations Introduction 1. Identity, Boundary Marking and Male Circumcision – The Problem Section 1: Male Circumcision amongst Egyptians and Jews 02. Male Circumcision – Egyptian Origins and Practice 3. Male Circumcision – Israel and the Jewish Diaspora 4. Male Circumcision – Graeco-Roman Gentile Perspectives Section 2: Male Circumcision and the Female Body in the Hebrew Bible 5. Covenant and Marriage in the Hebrew Bible 06. Intermarriage in the Hebrew Bible 7. Procreation and Parenthood in the Hebrew Bible Section 3: The (Ir)relevance of Circumcision? 8 .Historical Context – The Jews of Alexandria and Egypt 9. Alexandria and Egypt – Marriage and the Circumcised Body in Reality 10.Male Circumcision and the Female Body in Early Christian Dialogue Conclusion Acknowledgements Appendix Bibliography