651 B
651 B
Gentiles in the flesh
People who were not Jewish by birth.
uncircumcised pagans
Non-Jewish people were not circumcised as babies and thus considered people who do not follow God.
the circumcision
This was another term for Jewish people because all male infants were circumcised when they were eight days old.
separated from Christ
AT: "unbelievers"
alienated from
AT: “detached from” or “not included in”
the citizenship of Israel
AT: “the people of Israel” or “the community of Israel”
strangers to the covenants of the promise
AT: "you did not know the covenant promises of God"