question and command to Peter—“Do you love me” … “Feed my lambs” (John 21:15–17)—the dialogue pushes its ancient audience, and its contemporary readers, to assert their commitment more deeply and more deliberately. The third part of the passage, verses 25–28, consists of Joshua’s actions, which solemnize and attest the binding oath that he has led the people to make. The Hebrew words translated “statutes and ordinances” are actually singular rather than plural. One “statute and ordinance” stands