Bede’s Theology of Circumcision, its Sources and Significance

The Anglo-Saxon theologian Bede (d. 735) declared in no uncertain terms that what baptism was for Christians under the new dispensation, circumcision had been for Jews under the old—a genuine sacramental means to remove original sin. In arguing this he drew upon previous comments by Augustine and Gr...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Conor 1987- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2016]
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 594-613
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Beda, Saint 672-735 / Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Circumcision (Man) / Baptism / Original sin
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
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