. The people living in the eastern Mediterranean at that time certainly knew what they were, and if you wish to know you can spend some time searching Talmudic sites.
The issues of greatest importance were illustrated in the gospels through Yeshua’s miracles, each of which was designed to highlight one of the Pharisee’s tyrannical rules. His first miracle was to demolish “The washing of the hands.”
Were you any kind of scholar of Yeshua, you would already know these things, but you are obviously here to shore up Satan’s Churchianity, lest any be enlightened regarding Yeshua’s Way.
No one could respond to the question, eh??? And who didn't know that...Can't respond so you insult...Typical...
But no you are wrong...Jesus did not eliminate the washing of hands...The dialog actually had nothing to do with dirty dishes...The dishes were used as an example...
Mat 23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Mat 23:26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
And by the way, the bible was not written to just 1st Century Mediterraneans...You might think you have to be a historian to understand the scriptures and that could be why you keep fumbling around with them...
>> “But no you are wrong...Jesus did not eliminate the washing of hands.” <<
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First, I didn’t say he eliminated anything, he called them out.
Second, I was speaking of his first miracle, where he defiled their hand washing pots with wine.
I did far more than answer your question, I explained how you too can gain understanding, and thereby stop making a fool of yourself.