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Introduction

1. Identity, Boundary Marking and Male Circumcision – The Problem

Section 1: Male Circumcision amongst Egyptians and Jews 0

2. Male Circumcision – Egyptian Origins and Practice
3. Male Circumcision – Israel and the Jewish Diaspora
4. Male Circumcision – Graeco-Roman Gentile Perspectives

Section 2: Male Circumcision and the Female Body in the Hebrew Bible

5. Covenant and Marriage in the Hebrew Bible 0
6. Intermarriage in the Hebrew Bible
7. Procreation and Parenthood in the Hebrew Bible

Section 3: The (Ir)relevance of Circumcision?

8 .Historical Context – The Jews of Alexandria and Egypt
9. Alexandria and Egypt – Marriage and the Circumcised Body in Reality
10.Male Circumcision and the Female Body in Early Christian Dialogue
Conclusion

Acknowledgements
Appendix
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