Lectio: Eucharist with Dr. Brant Pitre
Bread of Life Discourse: John 6 and the Real Presence
Episode 7
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47m
Jesus shocked the Jews of his time by offering his own flesh and blood as real food and real drink to gain eternal life. Was he speaking symbolically, as some argue, or did he mean what he said in ways we're still trying to understand?
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