How did they know?

[MrJim]

Circumcision question:

In NT it talks about Paul having a companion circumcised so he would fit in with the Jews.

Yeah, was there some sort of checkpoint for this? Foreskinspector?

There must have been something going on to have an adult cut.

Just something I that crossed my mind.

 

[MrJim]

Ah, c'mon. I'm not the first to wonder about this...

 

[revrobor]

Well in my 57 years as a Believer it's the first time I've ever heard the question.

 

[BalaamsAss51]

Circumcision question:

In NT it talks about Paul having a companion circumcised so he would fit in with the Jews.

Yeah, was there some sort of checkpoint for this? Foreskinspector?

There must have been something going on to have an adult cut.

Just something I that crossed my mind.

Hello meno.

I forget the correct terms, but in Judaism today there is a person who is authorized to do this procedure. A special knife is used, and there is a ritual surrounding the act. I imagine that something similar happened back with Paul. So every male would be circumcised at the proper time by the proper person so there would be no problem with knowing who was marked.

There was indeed "something going on" to have an adult cut. Same thing that went on when an infant was cut. It signified that that person was part of the people of God. Which is one (of many) things that baptism means. When you are baptised you join the people of God (among other things). As either adults or infants were circumcised depending on circumstances, so both infants and adults are baptised.

Pax

 

[prodromos]

I suspect word would get around after the odd encounter in the public toilets. Also consider that Jewish culture in Jesus time has little in common with the puritan undercurrent of U.S. society.

John

 

[MrJim]

Hello meno.

I forget the correct terms, but in Judaism today there is a person who is authorized to do this procedure. A special knife is used, and there is a ritual surrounding the act. I imagine that something similar happened back with Paul. So every male would be circumcised at the proper time by the proper person so there would be no problem with knowing who was marked.

There was indeed "something going on" to have an adult cut. Same thing that went on when an infant was cut. It signified that that person was part of the people of God. Which is one (of many) things that baptism means. When you are baptised you join the people of God (among other things). As either adults or infants were circumcised depending on circumstances, so both infants and adults are baptised.

Pax

I know about circumcision and the jewish ritual (forget what they call the guy). Just wondering how they would know if an adult wasn't circumcised. I'd have to think it more than the chance toilet peek