„Służ mi i bądź nieskazitelny (…)” (Rdz 17:1) – obrzezanie w Biblii Hebrajskiej jako usunięcie skazy

Jakub  	 Pogonowski

doi:10.26142/stgd-2019-019

Published: 2019-12-30

Vol. 45 (2019)

„Walk before me and be blameless (…)” (Gen 17:1) – Circumcision in the Hebrew Bible as a Removal of Blemish

Jakub Pogonowski

Gdańsk Studies

Section: Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2019-019

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe circumcision in the Hebrew Bible as a ritual performed to remove a blemish. The stress has been put on showing the relationship between the literal and metaphorical meaning of circumcision and its theological consequences. The paper includes an analysis of various Hebrew Bible verses pertaining to circumcision and containing related lexemes in various contexts. The analysis shows that the concept of circumcision in the Hebrew Bible presumes that lack thereof – in the literal as well as metaphorical sense – constitutes a blemish, which renders it impossible to fulfil one’s purpose or function.

Keywords:

circumcision, blemish, Hebrew Bible, foreskin, circumcision of the heart

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Pogonowski, J. . (2019). „Walk before me and be blameless (…)” (Gen 17:1) – Circumcision in the Hebrew Bible as a Removal of Blemish. Gdańsk Studies, 45, 15–31. https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2019-019

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