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Circumcision
Circumcision is a bodily practice involving removal of a small piece of skin, connected with the covenant in Jewish tradition.
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Circumcision is a bodily practice involving removal of a small piece of skin, connected with the covenant in Jewish tradition. A simple explanation of its role is enough for this reading.
Luke records Jesus being circumcised and named as a Jewish baby. The passage places his early life within his family's Jewish practices.
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