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The Holy Foreskin

SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0 I won’t mince words, the title speaks for itself. I’m going to tell you the story of the holiest foreskin in Christianity. This is the legend of the holy prepuce, the holy hood of Jesus Christ. Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at https://www.patreon.com/stepbackhistory You can also help by getting your hands on Step Back merchandise over at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/StepBack/ Step Back is a history channel releasing videos biweekly that endeavors to go past the names, dates, and battles you might find elsewhere. It invites you to take a step back, consider the past and how it connects to today. We search for the quirky, unconventional, and just plain weird parts of our collective story. Step Back History is a Square Zero Production. To learn more about us, visit our website at www.squarezeroproductions.com YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Did Columbus Really Discover America? https://youtu.be/PfcOf7-elRs Daesh (ISIS) are not Good Muslims https://youtu.be/M8pxIM4sW3Q New World Technology Before Columbus - Feat. Soliloquy https://youtu.be/jmE2NhnJ6UQ What's the Craziest Iowa Caucus? https://youtu.be/kCVkevWzpXQ The Richest Person Ever https://youtu.be/hh0qM_kvtNg Help out the future of the channel by taking a 2 minute survey over at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/survey Keep up to date with our e-mail updates: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/newsletter More stuff at: http://www.TristanJohnson.org/step-back Connect with Step Back: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StepBackChannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TristanPEJ Sub-Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/stepback/ I would like to thank the following patrons for their support of this video: Fedor Steeman SirionAUT Mom and Dad Beta Readers: Kelly Barnes Xander of ARTexplains https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_WDMGkurmtCRBJkz6WCOyg Sources: Books: Boyarin, Jonathan, and Daniel Boyarin. Jews and other differences: the new Jewish cultural studies. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006. Farley, David. An irreverent curiosity: in search of the churchs strangest relic in Italys oddest town. New York, NY: Gotham Books, 2009. Miller, Sam. A strange kind of paradise: India through foreign eyes. London: Vintage Books, 2015. Remondino, P. C. History of circumcision: from the earliest times to the present: moral and physical reasons for its performance: with a history of eunuchism, hermaphrodism, etc., and of the different operations practiced upon the prepuce. Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific, 2001. Silverman, Eric Kline. From Abraham to America: a history of Jewish circumcision. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2006. Journal Articles: Beusterein, John. "LOPE DE VEGA'S Auto sacramental de la circuncisión y sangría de Cristo: A Focal Point of Anti-Semitism in Seventeenth-Century Spain." Hispanic Review 72, no. 3 (Summer 2004): 357-74. Accessed July 19, 2017. Mattelaer, Johan J., Robert A. Schipper, and Sakti Das. "The Circumcision of Jesus Christ." The Journal of Urology178, no. 1 (July 2007): 31-34. Internet Articles: Benjamin, Kathy. "Holy Foreskin! A Brief History of Stolen Catholic Relics." Mental Floss. March 09, 2012. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://mentalfloss.com/article/30178/holy-foreskin-brief-history-stolen-catholic-relics. Farley, David. "Who stole Jesus' foreskin?" Slate Magazine. December 19, 2006. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2006/12/fore_shame.html. Kamins, Toni L. "New Year’s celebration – it’s all about the foreskin." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. December 30, 2015. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.jta.org/2015/12/30/news-opinion/new-years-eve-its-all-about-the-foreskin. "The Holy Foreskin." Medievalists.net. December 12, 2013. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/the-holy-foreskin/. "The Holy Foreskin." The Museum of Hoaxes. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_holy_foreskin. Thuras, Dylan. "St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head." Atlas Obscura. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/st-dominics-basilica. Simpson, Mark. "Holy Ancient Tight Foreskins!" OUT. June 19, 2015. Accessed July 17, 2017. https://www.out.com/entertainment/2015/6/19/holy-ancient-tight-foreskins. Credits: Photos: Waiting For The Word Matt Hopkins Diliff Gaspa Paul Hermans Lothar Wolleh Wellcome Images Steerpike Pepe Bescós José Luiz Giovanni Cerretani BáthoryPéter Scott Calleja Music from Jukedeck - create your own at http://jukedeck.com