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Bede the Venerable — as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 6:55-59

Patristic A.D. 735
Bede the Venerable · c. A.D. 672–735
“Mystically, Capernaum, which means beautiful town, stands for the world: the synagogue, for the Jewish people. The meaning is, that our Lord hath, by the mystery of the incarnation, manifested Himself to the world, and also taught the Jewish people His doctrines.”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of John, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 6:55-59 PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1845) ↗
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