A Visual Depiction of Jewish Circumcision at Dura-Europos
This short note argues that the Ezekiel cycle on the frescoes of the Dura-Europos synagogue displays the only known ancient image of circumcision on a Jewish body. The cycle, modelled after the vision of dry bones episode in Ezek 37, depicts a body that is circumcised. Although there is only one bod...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Journal for the study of Judaism
Year: 2023, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 129-136 |
| Further subjects: | B
Resurrection
B Dura-Europos B Synagogue B Ezekiel 37 B Genesis Rabbah B Jubilees B Circumcision |
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