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Written by Will at 26 Jun 2002 15:14:53: Re: On circumcision
As an answer to: On circumcision written by Anonymous at 25 Jun 2002 20:49:50:
>53) His disciples said to him, "Is circumcision beneficial or not?"
>He said to them, "If it were beneficial, their father would beget them already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the true circumcision in spirit has become completely profitable."
>...anyone still in doubt?Did you really think the creator God would tell his children to cut off part of their son's penis, which by the way, violates the Hebrew and Islamic law against body scarification?
The quotation cited comes from The Gospel of Thomas, a text found in either the Dead Sea scrolls or the library at Nag Hamadi, I don't remember which at the moment. A web search at www.google.com with the "Gospel of Thomas" in the search engine will turn up full particulars.
One thing is obvious, the question of the validity of circ was a topic even in Biblical times.