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Glossa Ordinaria — as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 1:1

Medieval

Glossa Ordinaria

“But since from this title it appears that the whole book is concerning Jesus Christ, it is necessary first to know what we must think concerning Him; for so shall be better explained what this book relates of Him.”

Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 1:1 PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1841) ↗

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