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“In ancient Jewish tradition, as far back as we can tell, the Song of Songs was not interpreted as a love poem or as an allegory of the individual soul; it was interpreted as an allegory of God's spousal love for the people of Israel.”
― Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
― Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
“For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five times it emphasizes the sacrificial meal. The Passover was not completed by the death of the victim, but by a "communion" of sorts--by eating the flesh of the sacrifice that had been killed on your behalf.”
― Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
― Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
“in its deepest mystery, all of salvation history is in fact a divine love story between Creator and creature, between God and Israel, a story that comes to its climax on the bloody wood of a Roman cross.”
― Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
― Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
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