page_title: Circumcision controversy in early Christianity
section_title: Circumcision of Jesus
hierarchical_section_title: Circumcision controversy in early Christianity / Circumcision of Jesus
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Cathédrale de Chartres, groupes sculptés du Tour du chœur&#160;: scène n° 11, 1a Circoncision de Jésus. Attribué à Jehan Soulas.
context_page_description: According to the Hebrew Bible, circumcision was enjoined upon the biblical patriarch Abraham, his descendants and their slaves as "a token of the covenant" concluded with him by God for all generations, as an "everlasting covenant".
  The Council of Jerusalem during the Apostolic Age of the history of Christianity did not include religious male circumcision as a requirement for new gentile converts. This became known as the "Apostolic Decree" and may be one of the first acts differentiating early Christianity from Judaism.
context_section_description: According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus was circumcised eight days after his birth, in accordance with Mosaic Law.
caption: Circumcision of Jesus, sculpture in the Cathedral of Chartres.
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