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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 594-613 |
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Beda, Saint 672-735
/ Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Circumcision (Man)
/ Baptism
/ Original sin
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages NBE Anthropology NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
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