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There is good evidence that the Christian community where the Gospel of John was written practiced footwashing as a religious action. However, few scholars have studied the practice or meaning of the rite. This book undertakes the most comprehensive study so far of the practice of footwashing in the ancient world, unearthing many fascinating parallels to the early Christian act. John Thomas next...

artistic representations consulted, footwashing serves to prepare one for a specific task, experience, or relationship. Specifically, footwashing can prepare one for religious duties, or for sharing a meal, a bed, or an intimate relationship. In point of fact, the idiomatic use of ‘with unwashed feet’ comes to mean ‘without adequate preparation’. The emphasis on preparation is immensely significant in Jn 13:1–20, for the whole of John 13–17 is devoted to Jesus’ preparation of the disciples for his
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