These terms ( circumcised\/uncircumcised ) are generally interpreted to mean Jews and Greeks , who were predominant , however it is an oversimplification as 1st century Iudaea Province also had some Jews who no longer circumcised , and some Greeks ( called Proselytes or Judaizers ) and others such as Egyptians , Ethiopians , and Arabs who did . These terms ( circumcised\/uncircumcised ) are generally interpreted to mean Jews and Greeks , who were predominant ; however , this is an oversimplification as 1st century Judaea Province also had some Jews who no longer circumcised , and some Greeks ( called Proselytes or Judaizers ) and others such as Egyptians , Ethiopians , and Arabs who did .