Circumcision of Jesus foreshadowing of Christ's Passion to come in the context of the "Circumcision". Having borrowed the large architectural setting in the Temple of the "Presentation", later scenes may show the high priest alone holding the baby, as he or a "mohel" performs the operation, as in the St Wolfgang altarpiece by Michael Pacher (1481), or Dürer's painting (right) and his influential woodcut from his series on the "Life of the Virgin". This reflected what had by then become, and remains, standard Jewish practice, where the ceremony is performed in the synagogue and the baby is held by the seated rabbi as
Jesus Is a Soul Man same melody of "Jesus Is a Soul Man". Johnny Rivers' German release of "Jesus is a Soul Man" was titled "Jesus Is a Soul Man (Schuhe Schwer Wie Stein)" and released as a bilingual English / German song. Jesus Is a Soul Man "Jesus Is a Soul Man" is a hit single by the American country singer Lawrence Reynolds. The single was released in 1969, reaching No. 28 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The song was co-written by Reynolds and Jack Cardwell. The track appeared in the 1970 Reynolds album released also as "Jesus Is a Soul Man".