EPISPAOMAI in 1 Cor 7:18

Charles Savelle chsavelle at hotmail.com
Tue Sep 17 13:51:16 EDT 2002


Hello all,

Does anyone have any information on the use of the NT hapax EPISPAOMAI ("to 
remove the marks of circumcision")in 1 Cor 7:18. That is, what is the origin 
and background of the term. I haven't been too successful in finding much 
here. Is anyone aware of any detailed studies of the term? Thanks in advance 
for any help that you can provide.

I have also have two related questions which go beyond the scope of this 
discussion list so would need to be answered OFF-LINE (directly to me). The 
first question is historical in nature. Is there any evidence that early 
Jewish Christians ever attempted to undo their circumcisions?
The second question is more literary. If early Jewish Christians were not 
typically involved in being uncircumcised, then what is the purpose of 
Paul's reference to what basically would be a non-issue in 1 Cor 7:18? At 
this stage, I am inclined to think that Paul mentions it merely for the sake 
of balancing his argument and illustrating the comprehensiveness of the 
principle which he introduced in the previous verse. Any thoughts?
Thanks again for any help you can offer in any or all of these questions.

Charles Savelle,
ThM student at Dallas Theological Seminary





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