The original description of the Covenant (Genesis 15 in the Jahwist text) had no reference to #circumcision. That story was revised only after the Babylonian Captivity (& moved to Genesis 17) by priests who thereafter pretended the circumcision reference had always been there.
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Replying to @cooney21 @realChaim_Rubin and
Then, 100s of years after the Baylonian Captivity, the rules of the Covenant were changed again to require the entire foreskin to be removed. Until then, only the small part of the foreskin that always overhangs the glans was deemed necessary to remove.
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Replying to @cooney21 @realChaim_Rubin and
Each of us can (& does) believe what he or she would like. But there simply is no historical or other support for the idea that infant
#circumcision always has been an immutable requirement for Jewish identity, & so no basis for the idea it couldn't be changed yet again.#i22 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @cooney21 @RockerMan_198 and
. The Torah has been increasingly validated by historical research &material findings &never once invalidated Any contrary statement is unsupported speculation All academic work is loaded with suppositions &qualifiers Bottom line is universal Jewish practice on the ground
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Replying to @realChaim_Rubin @TeddysMom8 and
What have we here? More Penis trolls, obsessed with the foreskin division? Has only been helpful - never hurtful - gives identity and community - no harm, no foul. Kindly butt out.
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Replying to @bellewriter @realChaim_Rubin and
We oppose child
#circumcision b/c destroying another person's healthy body part is inherently wrong (for more on why: http://www.beyondthebris.com/2011/06/to-mohel-who-cut-me.html …). It's circumcisers who've picked the body part to become obsessed with attacking. Of course it's harmful: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/10/26/secrecy-questioned-about-babys-death-after-circumcision.html …#i23 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @cooney21 @bellewriter and
. Circumcision is a unique obligation for Jews We have been quite successful with the practice Empirical findings of benefits of circumcision come from Jewish populations If you want to dispute circumcision with of the world that would be fine But nobody will notice you
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Replying to @realChaim_Rubin @bellewriter and
Unique? So was stoning blasphemers to death. Successful? Jewish deaths from circumcisions occur with regularity. Jewish populations don't show circumcision "benefits" differently than other circumcising groups. No wonder most of the world, including many Jews, is already with us.
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Replying to @MaozSuzanne @cooney21 and
More babies died of penile cancer than circumcision in the USA last year.
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What utter nonsense. Penile cancer is almost totally unheard of, except in elderly men. Boys die from their circumcisions all the time. I've done nothing so much as demonstrate that the int'l medical consensus is that the harms & risks of circumcision outweigh the benefits.
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