and in that perfection (you know how jah looked down and said it was all good) man had a foreskin, then why would he ask the Israelites to snip it off. Would it not be a contradiction to act in this way??
If man was perfect
by therevealer 9 Replies latest watchtower bible
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therevealer
C'mon. Don't be shy!!
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tec
Well, since you prod... :)
Just because something is good, doesn't mean that the need might arise for something to change down the line.
Tammy
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therevealer
Oh. Like the generation teaching thingy. Ya. I think you got somethin there!! LOL
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tec
That's not what I meant!!!!... but laughing anyway :)
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A.Fenderson
Just because something is good, doesn't mean that the need might arise for something to change down the line.
Not "good," but "perfect." Perfection is generally agreed to mean an absolute state of flawlessness. That's not to say that every aspect of that perfection is both necessary and exclusive, though. And, playing devil's advocate, from the JW-standpoint, by the time Israelites existed, man was no longer considered perfect.
One answer to your question, though, is this: because every bit of what's written both in the bible and in every WT publication was written by a human being, and most of it by human beings with incredibly flawed and uncritical thinking skills.
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laverite
Foreskin *IS* male perfection.
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factfinder
I was circumsized on the 8th day by a Mohel and am eternally grateful! Thank God I don't have a foreskin!
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factfinder
Did Adam have nipples? if so, why? why do men have them? Just wondering! LOL
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peacefulpete
If you are serious, the cultic rite of circumcision was extremely widely practiced. In fact the best evidence suggests that all of Judah's semitic neighbors practiced it. Even the Bible says so. The Egyptians are documented to have done it 24th century BC. It was only the Philistines who were referred to as uncircumcised as they were not indigenous to Palestine. While there are a number of theories as to how it started, the best view of the oldest traditions seems to be a ritual castration in symbol of the dedication of children to the local deity.