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Re: Did 1st century christian women "stand out"?
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Originally Posted by On The Wheel
Sorry. It just seemed so easy.
It's just that some will point to the rite of circumcision to "prove" that God wants us to visibly stand out visually for no real reason other than he wants us to appear different for its own sake. I just though I would point out the obvious. Circumcision was not to be viewed by the general public, and certainly not the heathen. Any men flaunting or otherwise exposing their sign of separation would be in violation of some other laws.
Your "bro's" might know, and your wife and mom but that's the extent of it.
Women, as far as I can tell, were give required to show no visible sign of separation that was not tied to things that actually had theological or practical significance and/or relevance.
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Some of the hard nose, overbearing preachers that are always putting the women down should have to show their circumcision in a crowd! That might given them pause and cause them to stop being so critical of the women.
Just thinkin
BT
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