Comment on JeSUS

• andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Unless I linked the wrong breakdown, he goes into examples in the Bible of when feet are euphemistically, and compares those to the descriptions of Jesus washing feet - that they had dissimilar language and don’t match. I don’t think you can gloss what he said as “people who study the Bible don’t agree on it” - he’s an academic, and academics couch their language. I thought it was clear that he was mildly entertaining the idea more out of amusement and to give some context as an educator.

  Like, so ridiculous a suggestion that you would need substantial evidence for it be reasonable. The symbolism behind the act of service seems fairly clear - washing feet is placing yourself in submission to someone. Aligns with more explicit textual things: “turn the other cheek” etc.

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  • bstix@feddit.dk ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I was just hoping he’d explain more about the actual words and their translations.

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