Abstract
There have always been male Jews who were not circumcised even though from Biblical times onwards circumcision was recognised by Jews and nonJews alike as a sign of the covenant and marker of Jewish identity.2 During the Second Temple Period, when this phenomenon appears to have increased as a result of acculturation to Hellenism, uncircumcised Jews provoked some discussion, but nevertheless remained a rather anomalous minority.3 The extant sources on the topic suggest
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