CHRISTIAN TODAY/ Daniel Blake-
A limited-edition Nike Air Max 97 trainer filled with water from the Jordan River in the soles has been released by Brooklyn-based company MSCHF. The trainers have been called “Jesus Shoes”, and despite a price tag of $3,000 per pair, the shoes have sold out within minutes.
The trainers are injected with 60 ccs of water from the Jordan River and are reportedly blessed by a priest. However, fewer than two-dozen pairs of the “MSCHF x INRI Jesus Shoes” have been made. The INRI part of the name represents the Latin inscription which translates to “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews.”
The trainers have been design from the all-white Nike Air Max 97s, however, Nike is not affiliated with the creation of the limited edition shoe.
It has been reported that MSCHF designers bought the trainers at retail value and then re-purposed them with a hand-created design. They have said their the hope is that the MSCHF x INRI trainer would give the illusion of “walking on water” as Jesus did. Continue reading…
