Feet Shod with the Gospel of Peace

Full Eph 6:15, Isa 52:7, Nah 1:15. The Roman caligae (hobnailed sandals; Josephus, an eyewitness of the legions, describes the marching foot-soldier). OT echo: Isa 52:7, "how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings" (ASV), a verse Paul quotes outright elsewhere, formula-cited as Scripture at Rom 10:15. The herald-runner imagery: peace is the news the soldier carries, not just the disposition the soldier holds. Greek note: the noun for "readiness" here, hetoimasia (G2091), is itself an NT hapax, the feet are shod not merely with peace but with the preparedness the gospel supplies.