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Copyright © 2012 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104–4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jacobs, Andrew S. Christ circumcised : a study in early Christian history and difference / Andrew S. Jacobs. p. cm. — (Divinations : rereading late ancient religion) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8122-4397-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Jesus Christ—Circumcision. 2. Church history—Primitive and early church, ca. 30−600. I. Title. II. Series: Divinations. BT318.5.J33 2012 232.92—dc23 2011043922 For my family This page intentionally left blank ...

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