A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible
A-Z: Literary titles from the Bible: Upon the circumcision
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After eight days Mary's child underwent circumcision and was named Jesus, as the angel had named him before he was conceivedThe mother of Jesus. The Gospels state that Mary's pregnancy was brought about by the Holy Spirit and not through a human relationship; she is therefore known as the 'Virgin'.
The removal of the foreskin of male infants at eight days old.
The name given to the man believed by Christians to be the Son of God. Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded most fully in the Four Gospels.
Supernatural beings closely linked with the work of God; his messengers, traditionally portrayed as having a winged human form.
