Christ Circumcised: A Study in Early Christian History and Difference

by Andrew S. Jacobs

In the first full-length study of the circumcision of Jesus, Andrew S. Jacobs turns to an unexpected symbol--the stereotypical mark of the Jewish covenant on the body of the Christian savior--to explore how and why we think about difference and identity in early Christianity.

Jacobs explores the subject of Christ's circumcision in texts dating from the first through seventh centuries of the Common Era. Using a diverse toolkit of approaches,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812243978
• ISBN13: 9780812243970
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"