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