Tag: foot washing
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Reflecting on John 13 1-15, 34-35
We are studying John 13:1-35 for Sunday, November 1 – when we FALL BACK, in our neck of the woods to Eastern Standard Time, don’t forget! [Some belated notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider in our study or discussion of the text: It seems like…
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Studying John 13 1-15, 34-35
We are studying John 13:1-35 for Sunday, November 1 – focusing on Jesus’s act of washing the disciples’ feet, and on his articulation of “the new commandment … to love one another.” Our curriculum emphasizes the theme of “loving by serving” embedded in the text. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are some…
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Two Thoughts on Maundy Thursday
There are two different rituals associated with Maundy Thursday in the Christian tradition. One is foot washing, which commemorates the narrative in John 13. The other is the eucharist or holy communion or the Lord’s supper, which privileges the plot of the synoptics (Matthew 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:14-23). Normally, we would participate in some…
Matters of Interpretation 