Circumcision

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Circumcision is a ceremony established in the Old Testament as a sign of the covenant between [[God]] and His people. It involves the removal of a part of the male body as a physical mark of the covenant. In the New Testament, it was replaced by [[baptism]], also known as the “circumcision of Christ.” Circumcision is still practiced today in religions such as Judaism and Islam.

[[ko:할례]]Circumcision is a ceremony established in the Old Testament as a sign of the covenant between [[God]] and His people. It involves the removal of a part of the male body as a physical mark of the covenant. In the New Testament, it was replaced by [[baptism]], also known as the “circumcision of Christ.” Circumcision is still practiced today in religions such as Judaism and Islam.

==Origin and Meaning==

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===The Passover and Circumcision===

God commanded His people to keep the Passover and promised many blessings through it. In the Old Testament, circumcision was a necessary prerequisite for keeping the Passover.<ref name="출 12" /> When the Israelites, after the [[The Exodus|Exodus]], crossed the [[Jordan]] River and arrived at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, God commanded them to be circumcised. This was because those born during the 40 years of [[Life in Desert|wandering in the wilderness]] had not yet been circumcised.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A2-5&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:2–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> After receiving circumcision, the Israelites kept the Passover and were blessed to enter the land of Canaan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A10-12&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:10–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Just as only those who had been circumcised could keep the Passover in the Old Testament, in the New Testament as well, only those who have received the circumcision of Christ, baptism, can participate in the Passover ceremony.

God commanded His people to keep the Passover and promised many blessings through it. In the Old Testament, circumcision was a necessary prerequisite for keeping the Passover.<ref name="출 12" /> When the Israelites, after the [[The Exodus|Exodus]], crossed the [[Jordan]] River and arrived at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, God commanded them to be circumcised. This was because those born during the 40 years of [[Life in the Desert|wandering in the wilderness]] had not yet been circumcised.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A2-5&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:2–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> After receiving circumcision, the Israelites kept the Passover and were blessed to enter the land of Canaan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A10-12&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:10–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Just as only those who had been circumcised could keep the Passover in the Old Testament, in the New Testament as well, only those who have received the circumcision of Christ, baptism, can participate in the Passover ceremony.

==The Circumcision Controversy in the Apostolic Age==

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-Circumcision is a ceremony established in the Old Testament as a sign of the covenant between [[God]] and His people. It involves the removal of a part of the male body as a physical mark of the covenant. In the New Testament, it was replaced by [[baptism]], also known as the “circumcision of Christ.” Circumcision is still practiced today in religions such as Judaism and Islam.
+<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:할례]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->Circumcision is a ceremony established in the Old Testament as a sign of the covenant between [[God]] and His people. It involves the removal of a part of the male body as a physical mark of the covenant. In the New Testament, it was replaced by [[baptism]], also known as the “circumcision of Christ.” Circumcision is still practiced today in religions such as Judaism and Islam.
 ==Origin and Meaning==
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 ===The Passover and Circumcision===
-God commanded His people to keep the Passover and promised many blessings through it. In the Old Testament, circumcision was a necessary prerequisite for keeping the Passover.<ref name="출 12" /> When the Israelites, after the [[The Exodus|Exodus]], crossed the [[Jordan]] River and arrived at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, God commanded them to be circumcised. This was because those born during the 40 years of [[Life in Desert|wandering in the wilderness]] had not yet been circumcised.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A2-5&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:2–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> After receiving circumcision, the Israelites kept the Passover and were blessed to enter the land of Canaan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A10-12&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:10–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Just as only those who had been circumcised could keep the Passover in the Old Testament, in the New Testament as well, only those who have received the circumcision of Christ, baptism, can participate in the Passover ceremony.
+God commanded His people to keep the Passover and promised many blessings through it. In the Old Testament, circumcision was a necessary prerequisite for keeping the Passover.<ref name="출 12" /> When the Israelites, after the [[The Exodus|Exodus]], crossed the [[Jordan]] River and arrived at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, God commanded them to be circumcised. This was because those born during the 40 years of [[Life in the Desert|wandering in the wilderness]] had not yet been circumcised.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A2-5&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:2–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> After receiving circumcision, the Israelites kept the Passover and were blessed to enter the land of Canaan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A10-12&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:10–12 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Just as only those who had been circumcised could keep the Passover in the Old Testament, in the New Testament as well, only those who have received the circumcision of Christ, baptism, can participate in the Passover ceremony.
 ==The Circumcision Controversy in the Apostolic Age==

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