Given the foundational importance of circumcision in the OT and its
prevalence in numerous debates in the NT, it is surprising that so
little detailed work has been done on establishing a biblical
theology of circumcision. This lack is even more surprising given
that circumcision forms the background for some of the most hotly
contested writings of the apostle Paul. The biblical material on
circumcision seems to present vastly different and even apparently
contradictory pictures of what circumcision means. The two key
biblical concepts of righteousness and faith are closely linked to
circumcision in debates carried on in Paul's letters and the early
church. Karl Deenick shows that these two concepts are central to
both the NT understanding and the developing OT understanding of
circumcision. They are held together by the unfolding promise of a
blameless 'seed of Abraham' through whose sacrifice the promised
righteousness will finally come - a righteousness which will be
enjoyed by those who trust in God's promise. Physical circumcision
signified the goal of walking blamelessly before Yahweh, but it
also represented the hope that Yahweh would provide a blameless
seed through whom he would bring about that blamelessness in those
who were not blameless/righteous. Circumcision of the heart is the
appropriation of that promise by faith. It is the willing
allegiance to Yahweh and the trust that Yahweh both forgives and
makes righteous through the promised seed of Abraham.
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