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Medieval A.D. 804 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of John, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 2:1-4

Alcuin of York, on John 2:1

Alcuin of York · c. A.D. 735–804
John 2:1 · Douay-Rheims
“And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.”
On this verse:
“She represents here the Synagogue, which challenges Christ to perform a miracle. It was customary with the Jews to ask for miracles.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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