Kubiś, Adam (1976- )2024-11-082024-11-082018The Biblical Annals, 2018, T. 8, nr 3, s. 379-420.2451-21682083-2222https://theo-logos.pl/handle/123456789/23265The article deals with the Johannine narrative on the foot-washing, giving a critical review of the current scholarship on the interpretation of Jesus’ gesture (Part 1) and adding a new argument in favor of a penitential reading of the pericope (Part 2). The first part of the study presents status quaestionis, summarizing various interpretations, distilled into three categories: (1) naturalistic or socio-cultural, (2) symbolic, and (3) sacramental. This initial survey starts with a review of all possible ancient cultural contexts, both pagan and Jewish, in which foot-washing occurred, followed by various possible readings of the pericope based on these backgrounds; our analysis suggests that the purely naturalistic explanations do not resolve satisfactorily all the complexities of the text. Next, at least fifteen arguments are enumerated in favor of a symbolic interpretation, with a short survey of noteworthy examples of this approach. Then, various sacramental readings are presented, with a special focus on the baptismal explanation, which indeed has held the most prominent position among the sacramental interpretations within the historical exegesis of the text.plCC-BY - Uznanie autorstwafoot-washingJohn 13baptismpenancesininterpretationpenitential interpretationGospel of Johnsacramental interpretationBiblebiblical studiesexegesisbiblical exegesisNew Testamenttheologybiblical theologyobmycie nógJ 13chrzestpokutagrzechinterpretacjainterpretacja pokutnaEwangelia według św. Janainterpretacja sakramentalnaBibliaPismo Świętebiblistykaegzegezaegzegeza biblijnaNowy Testamentteologiateologia biblijnaArticle