{"product_id":"foreskin-john-d-brey-9798264681271","title":"Foreskin: A Forgery for the Ages","description":"For centuries, Jewish and Christian interpreters alike have assumed that circumcision was settled on the eighth day of a boy's life. But what if that assumption is the result of a mistranslation so profound it has obscured the covenant itself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eForeskin: A Forgery for the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, John D. Brey dismantles the Masoretic sleight of hand that conflates two very different things: the \u003ci\u003esign\u003c\/i\u003e of circumcision cut in infancy, and the \u003ci\u003ereality\u003c\/i\u003e of circumcision that takes place in manhood, beneath the wedding canopy. Drawing on the Hebrew text of Genesis 17, Brey reveals that the covenantal act concerns fertility, marriage, and the firstborn son-not a ritual scar alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith razor-sharp analysis and fearless argument, this book exposes how mistranslations of key Hebrew terms (\u003ci\u003eshamen\u003c\/i\u003e \"fertile\" versus \u003ci\u003eshemoneh\u003c\/i\u003e \"eight\") collapsed covenant into token, reality into sign. From the enigmatic phrase \u003ci\u003ehimmol yimmol\u003c\/i\u003e-\"circumcise the circumcision\"-to the mirrored pregnancies of Eve and Sarah, Brey traces how the original covenant was distorted, and how its recovery upends traditional readings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScholarly yet provocative, \u003ci\u003eForeskin: A Forgery for the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e confronts the deepest taboos of biblical interpretation, challenging the foundations of ritual, priesthood, and covenantal identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John D. Brey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264681271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.19d","brand":"John D. Brey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447051596031,"sku":"9798264681271","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86499ff1-858d-4129-aaf5-e0b6f5a82e52.jpg?v=1777228485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/foreskin-john-d-brey-9798264681271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}